Table 4. Tocher grouping based on the modified Rogers’ distances between eight S₆ popcorn lines by using 15 SSR markers.

Group formation

Genetic distances between groups

Group

Lines

Group

Distance

 I

P3-3, P7-3 and P8-2

 I x II

 0.4396

 II

P4-4 and P7-4

 I x III

 0.4436

 III

P1-3

 I x IV

 0.4773

 IV

P4-2

 I x V

 0.4279

 V

P8-1

 II x III

 0.4398

 II x IV

 0.4796

 II x V

 0.5260

 III x IV

 0.6185

 III x V

 0.6683

 IV x V

 0.4159