Genetic divergence in kenaf

Devi, B. S.; Subramanyam, D.; Kumar, P. V. R.; Satyanarayana, G.; Krishnamurthy, B.

Genetic divergence was studied in 51 kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) genotypes of different ecogeographic origins by Dsuperscript 2 analysis of data on 9 quantitative traits. The genotypes showed considerable differences and were grouped into 8 clusters. The data indicated that geographical isolation is not the only factor causing genetic diversity. Days to 50% flowering contributed most to total divergence (72.7%), followed by fibre length and plant height.