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**Genetic Divergence in Maize (Zea mays L.)**

A.K.M.M. Alom, A.S.M.H. Masum, Nazmun Nahar, M.A. Matin and A.K.M.J. Pasha

Genetic diversity among 25 genotypes of maize were estimated by using Mahalanobis D²statistic for eight characters. The genotypes were proposed into seven clusters. The inter-cluster distances were larger than the intra-cluster distance suggesting wider genetic diversity among the genotypes of different groups. The cluster III contained the highest number of genotypes. The cluster III also produced highest grain yield and 1000-grain weight. The highest inter cluster distanced was observed in between cluster III and II and of lowest between cluster IV and V. The highest intra-cluster distance was noticed in cluster IV and lowest for cluster VI.

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A.K.M.M. Alom, A.S.M.H. Masum, Nazmun Nahar, M.A. Matin and A.K.M.J. Pasha, 2003. Genetic Divergence in Maize (Zea mays L.). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 6: 1910-1911.

DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2003.1910.1911

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2003.1910.1911

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A.S.M.H. Masum

Nazmun Nahar

M.A. Matin

A.K.M.J. Pasha

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**Genetic Divergence in Maize (Zea mays L.)**

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