THE CLUSTER ANALYSIS OF ASPARAGUS BEAN GERMPLASM
豇豆品种资源的聚类分析

Sixteen traits of 120 Asparagus beau cultivars from China and abroad wereanalysed using cluster analysis method. A classification system of Asparagus beau wasestablished. Asparagus beau cultivars are divided into four cultivar groups and eight subgroups. Group I consists of early maturing,long pod and high yield cultivars containing3 subgroups, 33 cultivars. Group I consists of late maturing,short pod and low yieldcultivars containing 3 subgroups, 26 cultivars. Group M consists of small leaves, earlymaturing and medium yield cultivars containing 2 cultivars. Group tV consists of largeleaves,medlum and late maturing and medium yield cultivars containing 2 subgroups,59cultivars.