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Exploitation of Heterosis and Combining ability for Yield and its Contributing traits in Crosses of Two-row and Six-row barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under Rainfed Environment

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S S Bornare, L C Prasad, J P Lal, A H Madakemohekar, R Prasad, Jaswant Singh and Sudhir Kumar

Exploitation of Heterosis and Combining ability for Yield and its Contributing traits in Crosses of Two-row and Six-row barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under Rainfed Environment.

Combining ability for grain yield and its components in barley was studied in a set of four females (Testers 6 rowed), six males (lines 2 rowed) and their resultant F1’s with standard check k-603. Twenty two crosses, excluding BCU -4925 x K-603 and BCU-4922 x Karan-16, showed significant positive economic Heterosis for grain yield per plant. Analysis for variance for combining ability analysis revealed that the variance due to General Combining Ability (GCA) and Specific Combing Ability (SCA) w... view more»

DOI: 10.5958/2229-4473.2014.00068.8

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