Frequency of heterotic hybrids in relation to general combining ability of parents in sweet corn.

ABSTRACT: The success of developing prominent hybrids directly depends on the selection of parents with good combining ability which can transfer desirable genes with additive effects to their progeny. The data of 42 hybrids generated using 7 × 7 full diallel design; their seven parents along with three check hybrids were subjected to combining ability analysis from the experiment that was carried out during rainy season 2019. The analysis of variance showed significant general combining ability, and specific combining ability mean sum of squares for all the thirteen characters studied. It is obvious from the results that three lines (SC Sel 2, SC Sel 1 and SC Sel 3) showed high overall general combining ability status, suggesting these lines as good general combiners across traits. Eighteen hybrids

SUBMITTER: Madhunapantula VP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10740663 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature