?GENETIC STUDIES OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L) I. COMBINING ABILITY AND HETEROSIS STUDIES IN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS

Authors

  • Nadeem Austin Cotton Research Station, Old Shujabad Road, Multan, Pakistan
  • Munir-ud-Din Khan Cotton Research Station, Old Shujabad Road, Multan, Pakistan
  • Manzoor Ahmad Khan University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan
  • Mushtaq Ahmad Cotton Research Station, Old Shujabad Road, Multan, Pakistan

Keywords:

General combining ability, Specific combining ability, Hybrid, Heterosis.

Abstract

To estimate the heterosis and combining ability effects in cotton, 4 x 4 diallel cross experiment was con-
ducted. Significant general combining ability effects were observed in seed cotton yield, bolls per plant, plant
height, seeds per boll and seed index, (100 seed weight), whereas specific combining ability effects were
significant for seed cotton yield, bolls per plant, boll weight, seed index and non significant for plant height
and seeds per boll. Reciprocal effects were observed for seed index only. B557 was the best general com-
biner for seed cotton yield, bolls per plant and plant height. Heterosis and heterobeltiosis were observed for
all the characters under study.

Published

1998-02-16

How to Cite

Austin, N., Khan, M.- ud-D., Khan, M. A., & Ahmad, M. (1998). ?GENETIC STUDIES OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM L) I. COMBINING ABILITY AND HETEROSIS STUDIES IN YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 41(1), 54–56. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2231

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (1998): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

Articles