Divergência entre genótipos de soja, cultivados em várzea irrigada

Divergence between soybean genotypes grown in irrigated lowland, Brazil The genetic diversity is one of the most important parameters evaluated by plant breeders in the early stages of a genetic improvement program. The objective of this paper was to evaluate the genetic divergence by means of multivariate techniques, among 48 soybean genotypes grown in irrigated lowland in the State of Tocantins, in order to select parents of hybrids for the production of oil and meal, as well as varieties of the panel, intended for human consumption. The experiment was conducted in the county Formoso do Araguaia-Tocantins, Brazil, in the cultivation of irrigated lowland, in the inter-cropping 2010. The experimental design was a randomized block with four replications.