Vol. 9(4), pp. 130-136, August 2021
https://doi.org/10.14662/arjasr2021150
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ISSN: 2360-7874
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Research paper

Multivariate Analysis for QuantitativeCharacteristics of Chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) Genotypes at Central Highland of Ethiopia

 

Fasil Hailu

 

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, DebreZeit Agricultural Research Center, P.O.Box: 32, DebreZeit, Ethiopia; Email: fasilhl12@gmail.com

 

Accepted 28 July 2021

Abstract

Forty-nine kabuli chickpea experimental materials were studied at DebreZeit and Akaki, Ethiopia with the objective of estimating genetic divergence among the genotypes and clustering them into genetically divergent class using multi-variate analysis technique in 2019 cropping season. Cluster analysis showed the 49 genotypes grouped into three clusters and one solitary. This implies that the genotypes used for the study were moderately divergent. The maximum distance was found between clusters II and IV followed by cluster III and IV. The minimum distance was found between cluster II and I. The first four principal components with eigenvalues greater than one explain about 74.3% of the total variation.genotype DZ-2012-CK-0290 from cluster I for grain yield and number of primary branch, DZ-2012-CK-0242 for high biological yield from cluster II; DZ-2012-CK-0249 for seed size from cluster III; DZ-2012-CK-0309 for early flowering and maturity from cluster III and DZ-2012-CK-0291 for number of seeds per pod, number of seeds per plant could be utilized in hybridization program for kabuli chickpea improvement.

 

Key words: Chickpea, genetic diversity, cluster analysis, principal component analysis

 

How to cite this article (APA Style): Fasil, H.(2021). Genetic Diversity Analysis for Agronomic Characteristics of Kabuli Chickpea (Cicerarietinum L.) Genotypes at Central Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 9(4): 130-136