Combining ability and heterosis studies in forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) across environments

Pathak, H.C. and Sanghi, A.K. (1992) Combining ability and heterosis studies in forage sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) across environments. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 52 (1). pp. 75-85.

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Abstract

Information on combining ability and heterosis is derived from data on 9 forage traits in a line X tester set involving 6 CMS lines and 18 diverse pollinators grown under 2 sowing dates at 2 locations in Gujarat. GCA effects were stable for fodder yield and a number of yield components, whereas SCA effects were highly unstable for all the characters across environments. Highly significant but varying degrees of heterosis were observed for the characters studied

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: BA College of Agriculture, Gujarat Agricultural University, Anand 388110, India
Subjects: Crop Improvement > Genetics/Genomics
Crop Improvement > Plant Breeding
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Mr B Krishnamurthy
Date Deposited: 09 Jan 2011 20:11
Last Modified: 09 Jan 2011 20:11
Official URL: http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijo...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/1301

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