Yield components and their implication to selection in sorghum

Singh, R.P. and Baghel, S.S. (1977) Yield components and their implication to selection in sorghum. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 37 (1). pp. 62-67.

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Abstract

Path analysis was undertaken to assess the component characters of grain yield in 14 promising selections derived from exotic × Indian crosses alongwith four checks in sorghum. Number of grains per panicle and 100 grain weight were major components of grain yield as indicated by their large positive direct effect on yield. However, number of primary and secondary branches indirectly contributed to yield via number of grains per panicle. The selection indicies constructed to determine the efficacy of such selection over straight selection for grain yield, showed that none of the selection indicies increased the efficiency of selection

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, J. N. K. V. V., Jabalpur
Subjects: Crop Improvement
Divisions: Sorghum
Depositing User: Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited: 17 May 2012 07:57
Last Modified: 17 May 2012 07:57
Official URL: http://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ij...
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5429

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