LINE x TESTER ANALYSIS OF COMBINING ABILITY AND HETEROS1S FOR YIELD FACTORS IN PENNISETUM TYPHOIDES (BURM.) S. & H.

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THE nature of gene action is known to vary with the genetic architecture of
the populations involved in thehybridisation and the degree of divergence between
the parents concerned. In Pennisetum, the availability of two cytoplasmic male
sterile lines, Tift. 23 A and Tift. 13 A (Burton, 1953) during the recent years
has permitted the full exploitation of heterosis in this crop which was not
possible earlier. It is necesary, therefore, to choose parents with high general
combining ability aginst the available male-sterile tester parents. Information
on combining ability of derived inbreds for grain production, as tested in
crosses utilizing these two diverse male-sterile lines is not yet available.  

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Year: 1967
Volume: 27
Issue: 2
Article DOI: NA
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906

Authors

B. R. MURTY, J. L. TIWARI and G. HARINARAYANA info_circle

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