The present investigation was carried out at the experimental farm area of Agriculture Research Station, Agriculture University, Kota during rabi 2023. Out of 52 soybean genotypes, 12 lines, 3 testers and 36 F1s including one checks were evaluated in randomized block design with three replications. Among 10 clusters, cluster I was biggest with 41 genotypes followed by cluster II and III with 2-2 genotypes. Cluster IV-X was solitary containing single genotype. The intra cluster distances ranged from 0 (cluster VI-X), which is solitary cluster to 8.84 (cluster III) indicating high diversity. The inter cluster D2 values exhibited a highest value of 18.82 (cluster V and X) and lowest value of 9.23 (cluster I and X) suggesting large amount of diversity among genotypes

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The findings of the research revealed a high genetic variation among genotypes, the genotypes AUKS 199 (Cluster X) were substantially more divergent from the genotypes JS 20-34, NRC 138, RKS 18 RKS 113, AUKS 200, AUKS 212, JS 20-98, AUKS 202, AUKS 208, AUKS 218 and JS 21-72 (cluster I) than the other genotypes. Hence, these genotypes could be used for commercial cultivation and in genetic improvement programs. Furthermore, they could be used in diverse parental crosses, which are likely to create heterotic hybrids, to help the production of even more strongly diverse lines

B.L. Meena, N.R. Koli, S.C. Sharma and Kamal Kumar Sharma (2024). Genetic Diversity Analysis in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Genotypes. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(9): 175-177.