Table 6. Tocher grouping based on the modified Rogers’ distances between eight S₆ popcorn lines by using 10 SSR markers data.

Group formation

Genetic distances between groups

Group

Progenies

Group

Distance

 I

P3-3, P7-3 and P8-2

I x II

0.4789

 II

P4-2 and P4-4

I x III

0.4881

 III

P8-1

I x IV

0.3519

 IV

P1-3 and P7-4

II x III

0.4848

II x IV

0.5896

III x IV

0.3972