Numerical analysis of variation among Mangifera indica L.accessions

I. Salma, T. Zahrah and H. Masrom

Abstract

Variabilities among 26 clones of mango (Mangifera indica L.) were studied using complete linkage, unweighted pair group method using averages (UPGMA) and Wards method, and principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation based on 53 morphological characters. Results of UPGMA agreed with that of PCA ordination on axes l, 2 and 3. Four groups of accessions were revealed. The PCA showed 0rat rhe main distinguishing characters among mango clones were fruit shape, fruit size, aroma, flavour, panicle length, panicle colour, leaf size, number of secondary veins and shape of leaf base.

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