Department of Plant Breeding, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agric. and Technol., Pantnagar, Dt. Nainital, U.P.
1Present address: The Ford Foundation P. B. Office 2379 Beirut, Lebanon.
Online published on 25 January, 2012.
Six generations, P1, P2, F1, F2, B1 and B2 of each of 15 wheat crosses were used in estimation of gene effects for grain protein content. Significant epistasis was absent in all the crosses. Four crosses, i.e., K68 × 301, NP 852 × Kalyansona, UP 302 × Kalyansona and UP 302 × K 68 showed significant additive gene effect. Dominance effect was significant in only one cross (K 68 × UP 301). The results indicate the scope of selection for increasing the grain protein.
