Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (The)
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  • Year: 1982
  • Volume: 42
  • Issue: 2

Inheritance of Tannin in Grains of Sorghum1

  • Author:
  • A.R. Dabholkar, S.S. Baghel2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 204 to 207

Sorghum Project, College of Agriculture, J.N.K.V.V., Indore, 452 001, India

2Present Address: NARP, JNKVV Research Farm, Bahadari, Mandsaur (M.P.)

1Part of the Ph.D. thesis submitted by the senior author to University of Indore, Indore-452001.

Abstract

Seven varieties of sorghum of diverse origin were crossed in a diallel fashion. Tannin in the grain was estimated using Folin-Davis method. Additive genetic variance was found to predominantly govern the inheritance of tannin in grain. IS 9327, 555 and CSV-3 were desirable combiners.