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    Genetic divergence in bhindi (Abelmoschus esculentus [L.] moench
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1994) Bindhu, K K; Saraswathy, P; Manju, P
    Seventy genotypes of bhiiuli were subjected to D2 analysis based on 14 economic characters in order to classify them into group constellation. The 70 genotypes were found to fall into six clusters with 57 genotypes in cluster I, four in cluster II, three in cluster III, two in cluster IV, three in cluster V arid one in cluster VI. The distribution of the genotypes into six different clusters was not according to their places of origin showing that the genotypes forming one group were geographically diverse, while those obtained from the same region were genetically different. Cluster V showed high mean values for yield and major yield attributes indicating that it is superior to the rest of the clusters. Cluster I and IV were genetically closer while cluster II and VI were wider. Selection of parents from cluster II and VI for hybridisation is likely to give heterotic hybrids.
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    Combining ability analysis in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L| walp)
    (Kerala Agricultural University, 1998) Sobha, P P; Abdul Vahab, M; Krishnan, S
    Combining ability was studied in a 10 x 10 diallel cross in cowpea for nine important characters. The variance due to general combining ability and specific combining ability showed both additive and non-additive gene action for plant height, primary branches, days to flowering, pod length, pod weight, pods per plant, seeds per pod, 100 seed weight and yield per plant. Among ten parental lines, Arka Garima, VU-18, Selection 2-1, Section 263, Pusa Komal and Kanakamoni were good general combiners for most of the yield components. The hybrids VU-18 x Arka Garima and Selection 2-1 x VS 389 possessed high specific combining ability effects for yield per plant.