Genetic Divergence Study in Cape gooseberry (Physalis Peruvians L.)

Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) comes under minor fruit and commonly known as Rasbhari. It is a quick growing herbaceous crop which belongs to the family Solanaceae. The experiment was carried out in Horticulture Garden of Bihar Agricultural College Sabour during Kharif season of 2014-2015 with the objectives focused in this direction on analysis of genetic variability and divergence of genotypes in cape gooseberry. 12 genotypes were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications and data were collected.