Arunachalam, V. and Reddy, B.B. (1981) Evaluation of heterosis through combining ability in Pearl Millet II. Multiple crosses. Indian Journal of Genetics & Plant Breeding, 41 (1). pp. 66-74.
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Abstract
SINGLE crosses (SC) involving divese parental genotypes belonging to A-, T-, R and W- series were evaluated in their F, and Fj generations in pearl millet for yield and its attributes (Reddy and Arunachalam, 1981). Based on their overall general combining ability (GCA), the parents were characterised as high (H) or low (L). The realised heterosis in SC was related to GCA and specific combining ability (SCA) using repeatable methods. Some of the SC were used as female parents to produce 3- and 4r-way crosses. The heterosis registered by those multiple crosses (MG) were examined in the light of parental and grandparental components of combining ability to understand their utility in breeding productive composite populations. The results are evaluated in this paper.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Genotypes, pearl millet, yield |
| Author Affiliation: | Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Regional Station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad- 500 030 India |
| Subjects: | Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Millet |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Oct 2017 08:48 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2017 08:48 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15099 |
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