1Department of Genetics, Haryana Agricultural Universty, Hisar, 125 004
Selection for harvest index was exercised on single plant basis in f2 and F3 generations of 36 intervarietal crosses of wheat representing a wide spectrum of variability for harvest index and associated characters. This study clearly suggests the usefulness of harest index as a selecrion criterion over direct selection on grain yield.
Harvest index, selection criterion, wheat
