Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The)
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  • Year: 1975
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue: 3

Heterosis in Wheat

  • Author:
  • J. S. Sindhu1, R. B. Singh
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 467 to 469

Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

1Present address: G. S. A. University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur.

Online published on 25 January, 2012.

Abstract

The performance of 15 hybrids involving three mala sterile lines of bread wheat and five restorer lines has been studied in relation to that of standard variety, Kalyansona. Eight out of the 15 hybrids showed significant superiority over Kalyansona for single plant yield, ranging upto 46% in m. s. 4696 × R. 1359.