Department of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004.
* Present address: SKUAST, Dryland Agri. Research Substation, Dhiansar, Bari Brahamana, Jammu 181133.
Additive and dominance gene effects were important in most physiological traits of sesame. Digenic interaction controlled seed: husk nitrogen ratio, harvest index, and nitrogen harvest index in the cross Bronowski x Topa and harvest index in GSL-1 x Nikalis.
Sesame, gene effects, physiological characters
