Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
*Present address: Karnataka State Agroseeds Corporation 56B, Palace Road, Bangalore.
Online published on 25 January, 2012.
An analysis of the divergence of the hybrids between MSCK-60 as a common female parent with 12 different species as male parent representing the sub-series, along with the parents by D2-statistic confirmed the relationship between the species. Canonical analysis of the above hybrids supported the grouping obtained on the basis of D2. The hybrids were, in general, closer to male parents, than to the female parent in both the analyses.
The divergence between parents was reflected in the means and variances of hybrids, as revealed by the present study. The implications of the results are discussed.
