MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.)

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted with 27 maize genotypes at the experiment field of Genetics and Plant Breeding Department, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur to study their genetic diversity based on 12 quantitative characters during March 2006 to June 2006. Significant variations exist among the maize genotypes for all the characters under study as revealed by analysis of variance against each of the characters.