Combining ability analysis for seed yield and its components in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.).

Twenty four lines were crossed with two testers in an L x T mating design to estimate the combining ability for seed yield insunflower. Non-additive genetic variance played a preponderant role in the inheritance of all the characters studied viz., daysto 50 % flowering, days to maturity, plant heigh...

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Main Author: K. Mohanasundaram, N. Manivannan and P. Vindhiya varman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2010-07-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://sites.google.com/site/ejpb10/vol-1-4-3/Vol-1-4-864-868.pdf?attredirects=0