Magnitude of Heterosis and Combining Ability in Relation to Yield and Some Morphological Traits for Improvement of Upland Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)
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Author:Chandra Mohan Singh and G. Suresh Babu
p-ISSN:0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol:99, Issue:jul-sep
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.100110
Abstract
The present study was conducted to estimate the extent of heterosis and combining ability
for various morphological traits using line x tester analysis during Kharif 2009 and Kharif
2010 in Randomized Block Design with three replications under rainfed condition. Five lines
and three testers were used in crossing programme to obtain the fifteen crosses. Analysis
of variance for all quantitative characters showed significant differences for all twelve
characters under study except harvest index. Out of fifteen crosses, seven crosses were
identified for high grain yield per plant. The maximum heterobeltiosis for grain yield per plant
recorded for IR74371-54-1-1/ IR67017-124-2-4. The maximum standard heterosis and sca effect
for grain yield was exhibited by IR 81413-B-B-75-4/ IR 81429-B-31. Among the lines, IR81413-B-B-
75-3 was identified as good general combiner for grain yield per plant with five other characters.
Among the testers, IR74371-54-1-1 was identified as good general combiner for grain yield
per plant with seven other characters. Thus hybrid IR81413-B-B-75-3/ IR81429-B-31 was
identified as best specific combiner for grain yield per plant with some other morphological
traits.
Key words : Rice, heterosis, gca, sca, gene interaction, per se, lines, testers, crosses.