Authors: Adewusi OF.
This research was conducted to determine the molecular diversity and genetic analysis of fruit yield related characters in Okra genotypes, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. The 8 Okra genotypes were obtained from the Okra germplasm collection of National Center for Genetic Research and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The 8 SSR markers utilized for this study were highly polymorphic recording average allele number of 6.63 and average polymorphic information content of 0.76. The primers categorized the Okra genotypes into 3 clusters. 1, 4 and 3 Okra genotypes respectively. Three of the Okra genotypes; NCB00303, NCB00396, NCB00466 stand out in terms of Number of fruits per plant. Hence, they could be selected as promising genotypes with respect to donor parents in future Okra breeding programmes.
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