Genetic Diversity of Indigenous and Exotic Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] Genotypes at Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

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https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v10i6.997-1005.4719

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Keywords, Genetic diversity, Genetic distance, Cluster, Okra, Indigenous, Exotic

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Ethiopia is considered as the possible origin and center of diversity for okra. Therefore, this study was conducted with the objectives of determining the genetic distance between indigenous okra collections and exotic commercial varieties and assessing genetic diversity of okra genotypes. The field experiment was conducted at Dire Dawa in 2016 using 14 indigenous collections and 11 exotic varieties in 5 x 5 triple lattice design. Data were collected on 9 and 29 qualitative and quantitative traits, respectively. The genetic distance measured by Euclidean distance ranged from 3.1 to 12.6 with a mean of 7.2. The highest genetic distances were observed between indigenous okra collections and exotic varieties viz. Guba-12 and NamdHari (12.6) followed by Guba-12 and Vellayani (12.3) and Mythri and Guba-12 (11.8). Dendrogram constructed by Unweighted Pair-group Method with Arithmetic Means grouped the 25 genotypes into seven major clusters in which the three clusters (Cluster II, III and V) were solitary, consisted of one genotype each, Cluster I consisted of six Indian commercial varieties, Cluster IV comprised of seven genotypes (four indigenous okra collections, one variety from USA and two from India), while Cluster VI and VII comprised of 5 and 4 indigenous okra collections, respectively. This study revealed the presence of wide genetic diversity among indigenous okra collections and exotic commercial varieties.

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30.06.2022

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Melaku, A. B., Mohamed, W., & Kumar, V. (2022). Genetic Diversity of Indigenous and Exotic Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] Genotypes at Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 10(6), 997–1005. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v10i6.997-1005.4719

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