Genetic Studies in Jute

The 51 genotypes studied in the present investigation were grouped into 12 clusters. The maximum D2 value (D = 343.50) was observed between the genotypes AMC-3 and AMC-7,while lowest was observed between M-22 and MT-150 (D = 6.53). This suggested that, genotypes AMC-3 and AMC-7 were most apart genetically, while, genotypes M-22 and MT-150 were most close to each other genetically. The intra cluster distance was maximum for III, while it was minimum for cluster I. The inter cluster distance was maximum between X and XII, while it was minimum between VI and VII. On the basis of inter cluster distance means and per se performance the genotype viz., AMC-3, M-24, AMC-23 and M-43 were identified to suitable for hybridization programme.