Clustering Based on Morphological Marker Through Linear Discriminant Analysis Targeting Potent Yield Enhancers in Mini-Core Collections of Chickpea ( Cicer Arietinum L.)

Mini core collections of chickpea, which represent the entire spectrum of diversity were evaluated and discriminated based on the morphological marker, corolla colour. With this objective, 71 accessions were subjected to discriminant function analysis and principal component analysis. From the box’s M test and normal Q–Q plot, the curve was normally distributed and the percentage of separation achieved was 83.12