Agricultural Science Digest
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2003
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 3

Heterosis in sunflower

  • Author:
  • N. Manivannan, V. Muralidharan, B. Subbalakshmi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 217 to 219

Department of Oilseeds, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India

Abstract

Forty six hybrids of sunflower obtained from 5 cms lines (2A, 5A, 207A, 234A and 821A) and 19 genotypes were evaluated for their days to 50% flowering, plant height, head diameter and seed yield/plant. The hybrid 207 A x 234 B and 234 A x TNAUSUF 15/1 recorded 142 and 116 percent as standard heterosis, respectively for seed yield per plant. Therefore, these two hybrids could be recommended for large scale evaluation.