Genetic Divergence and Strategic Parental Selection for Hybridization in Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Germplasm
H. R. Sri Harsha & Sadashiv Nadukeri · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026
Aims: To quantify genetic divergence among 25 black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) genotypes using Mahalanobis D² statistics, classify the germplasm by Tocher’s method, identify the traits underlying divergence and translate cluster-specific agronomic profiles into a strategic framewor...
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10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104453