Vegetable Science
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue: 1

Combining ability analysis in Okra [Abelmoschus Esculantus (L.) Moench]

  • Author:
  • M Raghuvanshi, TB Singh, AP Singh, Umesh Singh, Vinay P Singh, B Singh
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 26 to 29

*Department of Horticulture, Udai Pratap College, Varanasi-221022

**Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, I.A.S, B.H.U., Varanasi

***Department of Plant Phisiology, I.A.S, B.H.U., Varanasi

****Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi

Online published on 14 July, 2016.

Abstract

Combining ability for yield and its components was analyzed in a 6 x 4 lines x tester crosses, involving six lines and five tester of Okra. The GCA and SCA were significant for all the characters, indicating the importance of both additive and non-additive genetic components. The parents, HRB-9-2 for yield, first flowering node, internodal length; HRB-55 for internodal length; VRO-6 for first flowering node, number of fruit per plant, fruit length, fruit diameter and yield per plant were good general combiners. Among the crosses, HRB55 x Arka abhay, HRB-9-2 x P-7 and HRB-9-2 x Arka abhay were good specific combiners for yield per plant.

Keywords

Combining ability, Okra, Line x tester