1Sugarcane Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
2Oilseeds Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
3Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
4Pulses Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
5Agronomic Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
6Vegetable Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author: Hafiz Basheer Ahmad, Sugarcane Research Institute, AARI, Faisalabad, Pakistan, Email: easahafiz@yahoo.com
Online Published on 09 May, 2022.
The combining ability and manifestation of heterosis within and among the species of oilseed brassicas (B. campestris, B. napus and B. juncea) were studied for yield and yield related traits in 12F1 combinations.
All crosses (12F1) along with their parents (7 parents) were sown in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications.
The analysis of variance showed extensive variability among the genotypes. The physical appearance of interspecific crosses was intermediate. B. campestris showed significant GCA effects among lines and B. juncea among testers for seed yield per plant. General combining behaviour of B. campestris was better as compared to B. napus and B. juncea. The SCA effects were higher within species than among the species. This also revealed that within the species B. juncea had more SCA (17.45) than B. napus (9.82) and B. campestris (8.01) for seed yield. The SCA showed the improvement of B. Juncea, is the best than other two species. It is also concluded that to obtain better yield, crossing within the species is more appropriate than among the species. Moreover, to introduce novel traits in brassica species is possible through interspecific hybridization.
Brassica, Combining ability, Heterosis, Interspecific crosses
