Assessing genetic diversity in the 3K mini-core collection of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using standardised Euclidean distance and Ward's hierarchical clustering
This study evaluated 286 rice genotypes (280 accessions from the 3K mini-core panel and 6 checks varieties) in kharif 2024 at SHUATS, Prayagraj, across 14 quantitative traits, mainly associated with growth, yield and maturity. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was significant variation among genotypes and...