GENETIC DIVERGENCE OF SUNFLOWER SELF-POLLINATED LINES

Abstract

The paper demonstrates the results of the research on sunflower breeding material in terms of genotypic differences and establishing the interrelation between molecular, phenotypic divergence  and yield of first generation hybrids. Storage protein electrophoresis technique and Nei’s-Li’s and Mahalanobis genetic distances calculated in terms of phenotypic traits can be applied for identification and classification of sunflower self-pollinated lines. Hybrids with a higher yield were obtained due to crossing lines, differing in morphological and genetic traits.