Heterosis and combining ability studies in extra long staple inter-specific (G. hirsutum x G. barbadense) hybrids of cotton

Forty nine inter-specific crosses were made using two tetraploid cotton species viz., Gossypium hirsutum (seven) and G. barbadense (seven). Heterosis over better parent and standard check were estimated for yield and yield related characters in these inter-specific F1 hybrids. The variance due to...

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Main Authors: K.P.M. Dhamayanthi and, K. Rathinavel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2017-06-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/1540