The combining ability and gene action revealed contribution of both additive and non-additive gene effects playing an important role for the characters studied. Parents Kiran, NL 93, LCK 9312 and EC596A were found to be good general combiners, while the crosses LCK9312 x Kiran, NL 93 x LCK 9312, NL 93 x Kiran and EC596A x Kiran appeared to be some of the promising combinations for most the yield related traits. Since, significant genotypic variation was generated in majority of the crosses involving six divergent parents, it appears worthwhile to intermatc the selects in segregating generations, enabling in the accumulation of more number of favourable genes for seed yield and its important attributes.
Linseed, Linum usitatissimum, Additive, Dominance gene action, GCV, SCV
