Abstract:The genetic diversity among traits and varieties of 25 industrial hemp germplasm resources was studied by using variation and difference analysis, correlation analysis, principal component analysis and cluster analysis.The results of variation analysis showed that the genetic diversity of 25 industrial hemp resources was rich, the average coefficient of variation was 21.73%, the variation of male plant height was the largest which was 31.33%, and the coefficient of variation of total fiber content was only 9.34%, indicating that the genetic variation was relatively stable. Correlation analysis showed that there were different degrees of correlation among the 9 traits, and most of them were positive correlations. Among them, plant height had a very significant positive correlation with the yield of original stem hectare, and a significant positive correlation with the yield of total fiber hectare.The results of principal component analysis showed that the two main components were extracted, and the cumulative contribution rate reached 72.711%, which basically covered the most of the information of all characters. The comprehensive score was calculated, and three resources with excellent comprehensive characters were selected, namely Lanxian Flax,Cangshanfen 3 mixed species and Cangshan Flax. The results of cluster analysis showed that 25 industrial hemp resources could be divided into 5 categories, and the fiber yields of No. 4 and No. 5 industrial hemp resources were higher, which could be further screened as excellent parent materials to improve fiber yields. The genetic diversity of the tested materials was rich, and the main traits affecting the yield of industrial hemp were plant height, stem diameter, total fiber content and yield of original stem hectare.