The Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 1988
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: 3

Combining ability for seed yield and its components in pearl millet

  • Author:
  • S. L. Gartan1,, M. Singh1, R. P. S. Tomer1, Y. S. Tomer1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 343 to 345

1Department of Plant Breeding, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004

*Research Substation, Berthin, Dist. Bilaspur, H.P., 174029.

Abstract

Combining ability analysis of a nine-parent diallel in pearl millet for yield and its components showed that they were governed by nonadditive gene action. Parents 78/621, R-75-208-2 and 77/165-6 were good general combiners for seed yield. The crosses, PVS-7 × 77/40-5, 78/621 × 77/40-5, and PVS-7 × R.75–2084 were productive.

Keywords

Pearl millet, general combining ability, specific combining ability, heterosis