Combining ability for forage yield and quality characters in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Moench

Gupta, S C and Paliwal, R L and Nanda, J.S. (1976) Combining ability for forage yield and quality characters in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Moench. Egyptian Journal of Genetics and Cytology, 5 (1). pp. 89-97. ISSN 0046-161X

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Abstract

Green forage yield per plant, dry-matter digestibility, crude protein content, total soluble solids and dry matter content were measured in parents and progenies of an 8 X 8 diallel cross. General-combining-ability (GCA) variance was significant for all characters while specific-combining-ability (SCA) variance was significant only for green forage yield per plant, crude protein content and total soluble solids. The magnitude of the GCA variances was two to twelve times greater than that of the SCA variances, thus indicating the predominance of additive gene action for the three characters

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Subjects:	Mandate crops > Sorghum
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2012 07:46
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2014 05:34
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/6124
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