Chauhan , B.P.S. and Singh, S.P. (1973) Heterosis in F1 hybrid of interspecific crosses in sorghum (characters associated with fodder components). Agra University Journal of Research, 22 (3). pp. 1-10.
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Abstract
In their morphological behaviour, hybrids between Sorghum sudanense, S. virgatum, S. arundinaceum and S. verticilliflorum and six male-sterile lines approached the taller parents in height and exceeded the better parents in tillering capacity. The greatest increase in tiller number (185.6%) was recorded for Martin X S. verticilliflorum. Little or no heterosis over midparent and better-parent values for leaf length, leaf width and internode diameter was recorded. Heterosis for fodder yield ranged from 2.69 to 44.2% and maximum fodder (138.5 g per plant) was recorded for Texas Blackhull Kafir X S. sudanense. S. sudanense showed the best combining ability with all male-sterile lines for fodder yield.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Botany, RBS College, Agra, India. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Crop Improvement |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Mr. SanatKumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 26 May 2012 13:33 |
| Last Modified: | 26 May 2012 13:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5787 |
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