  Starting with the usual definitions of octonions, an attempt has been made to
establish the relations between octonion basis elements and Gell-Mann \lambda
matrices of SU(3)symmetry on comparing the multiplication tables for Gell-Mann
\lambda matrices of SU(3)symmetry and octonion basis elements. Consequently,
the quantum chromo dynamics (QCD) has been reformulated and it is shown that
the theory of strong interactions could be explained better in terms of
non-associative octonion algebra. Further, the octonion automorphism group
SU(3) has been suitably handled with split basis of octonion algebra showing
that the SU(3)_{C}gauge theory of colored quarks carries two real gauge fields
which are responsible for the existence of two gauge potentials respectively
associated with electric charge and magnetic monopole and supports well the
idea that the colored quarks are dyons.
