Agricultural Science Digest - A Research Journal
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue: 1

Studies of Heterosis and Identification of Superior Crosses in Okra [Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench]*

  • Author:
  • A.K. Singh1, M.C. Singh
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 55 to 57

Department of Horticulture, Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi, UP (India)

1 Corresponding author's email: alok_nhrdf@yahoo.com.

* A part of Ph.D (Hort.) thesis of first Author.

Abstract

Eighteen genotypes consisting of 15 lines and three testers were crossed in line x tester design. 45 hybrids and their parents were used to estimate heterosis for 10 characters including pod yield per plant over three different environments. The crosses L9 x T1, L4 x T2, L1 x T2, L13 x T1 and L4 x T1 were identified as potential combinations as they showed high per se performance and heterobeltiosis across the environments.

Keywords

Heterosis, Heterobeltiosis, Hybrid, Okra