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Per Se performance of parents and hybrids in maize for grain yield characters

Abstract

per se performance of 90 hybrids that resulted from 10 parents crossed in a diallel fashion was studied for eight characters. Maximum grain yield per plant was recorded by the cross Prabhath 1 x. UMI 492. The cross which included UMI 760 and Prabhat 1 as parents showed signficant increase in grain yield, plant height, number of grain rows per cob, cob weight and starch content.

Keywords: per se performance of 90 hybrids that resulted from 10 parents crossed in a diallel fashion was studied for eight characters. Maximum grain yield per plant was recorded by the cross Prabhath 1 x. UMI 492. The cross which included UMI 760 and Prabhat 1 as parents showed signficant increase in grain yield, plant height, number of grain rows per cob, cob weight and starch content.

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