Heterosis and Combining Ability in Pearl Millet

Among the 48 hybrids produced by (4) x tester (12) crossing programme, maximum positive standard heterosis for grain yield per plant over hybrid check, Aadishakti was observed in DHLB-16A x S-16/08 (36.88 %) followed by DHLB-14A x S-16/06 (34.74 %) and DHLB-16A x S-16/07 (26.29 %). The range of stan...

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Main Authors: S. H. Karvar, V. Y. Pawar and, H. T. Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2017-12-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/2342