African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of variation in pear genotypes through genetic divergence and cluster analysis using D2 statistics

G. Sharma
  • G. Sharma
  • Department of Fruit Science, Dr YSP UHF, Solan, HP-173230, India.
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S. Lata
  • S. Lata
  • Department of Fruit Science, Dr YSP UHF, Solan, HP-173230, India.
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A. Yadav
  • A. Yadav
  • Department of Fruit Science, Dr YSP UHF, Solan, HP-173230, India.
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O. C. Sharma
  • O. C. Sharma
  • Department of Fruit Science, Dr YSP UHF, Solan, HP-173230, India.
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N. Sharma
  • N. Sharma
  • Department of Fruit Science, Dr YSP UHF, Solan, HP-173230, India.
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  •  Received: 11 August 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 February 2015
  •  Published: 05 March 2015

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Srivastava KK, Singh SR, Ahmad N, Das B, Sharma OC, Rather JA, Bhat SK (2012). Genetic divergence analysis of pear using qualitative traits as per DUS guidelines. Indian J. Hortic. 69:432-434.

 

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