Development of heteroitic hybrids for quality, yield and its architectural traits in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR.]

Authors

  • A. Ashok Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India
  • P. Sumathi Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India
  • P. Veerabadhiran Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India
  • J. Poornimajency Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India
  • S. Revathi Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641003, India

Keywords:

GCA, Heterosis, Pearl millet, SCA

Abstract

An experiment comprised five cytoplasmic male sterile lines and ten inbreds of pearl millet along with their 50 hybrids was conducted during kharif, 2011 to study the gene action, combining ability and heterosis for quality, yield and its architectural traits. The lines ICMA 04777, ICMA 88004, ICMA 92666 and the testers PT 6324, PT 6238 and PT 6330 possessed higher per se and positive gca effects for most of the quality and yield traits. The hybrid ICMA 04777 x PT 6328 recorded high sca coupled with heterosis and per se performance for quality and yield traits. Among the 50 hybrids ICMA 04777 x PT 6328, ICMA 04777 x PT 6330, ICMA 92666 x PT 6328, and ICMA 04777 x PT 6250 were selected as best crosses since they expressed high standard heterosis over standard hybrid (TNAU Cumbu Hybrid CO 9) for most of the traits related to grain yield.

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A. Ashok, P. Sumathi, P. Veerabadhiran, J. Poornimajency, & S. Revathi. (2021). Development of heteroitic hybrids for quality, yield and its architectural traits in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. BR.]. Range Management and Agroforestry, 37(2), 181–184. Retrieved from https://publications.rmsi.in/index.php/rma/article/view/299

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Vol. 37 No. 2 (2016)

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