Combining Ability for Germination Traits in Jatropha curcas L.

Six parents of Jatropha curcas were crossed in half diallel fashion, and the F1s were evaluated to determine the combining ability for nine germination parameters. The ratio between general combining ability (GCA) and specific combining ability (SCA) variances indicated preponderance of additive gen...

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Main Authors: A. K. M. Aminul Islam, Nurina Anuar, Zahira Yaakob, Jaharah A. Ghani, Mohamad Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/935981