Evaluation of Combining Ability and Heterosis of Popular Restorer and Male Sterile Lines for the Development of Superior Rice Hybrids

Twenty-four hybrids, obtained from a mating design following 6 line × 4 testers, were evaluated to estimate the heterosis, specific, and general combining ability (SCA and GCA) of parents and hybrids to find out suitable general combiner (GC) parents and cross combinations for utilization in the fut...

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Main Authors: Abul Kalam Azad, Umakanta Sarker, Sezai Ercisli, Amine Assouguem, Riaz Ullah, Rafa Almeer, Amany A. Sayed, Ilaria Peluso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/4/965