HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY STUDIES IN PEARL MILLET

Authors

  • Muhammad Siddique Millets Research Station, Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Saeeda Khanum Barani Agricultural Research Institute-Chakwal Pakistan
  • Naveed Kamal Wheat Research Sub Station-Murree Pakistan.
  • Abdul Hamid Khan Maize & Millets Research Institute Yusafwala- Sahiwal Pakistan.
  • Sikandar Hayat Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab
  • Suleman Raza Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Shoaeb Anwar Kohli Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Husnain Bhatti Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.
  • Aamir Ghani Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.
  • Rafiq Ahmad Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2022.19.2.84

Keywords:

Pearl millet, Diallel crosses, Combining ability, Heterosis, Grain yield

Abstract

The present research was carried out to assess combining ability and heterosis through a complete 5x5 diallel experiment for grain yield and related parameters in Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.). GCA effects were highly significant for days to 50% flowering, panicle length and plant height while non- significant for grain yield per plant, no. of productive tillers and panicle girth. SCA effects were highly significant for grain yield and non- significant for rest of the characters. These studies suggested that non- additive gene action was more important regarding the inheritance of grain yield while additive gene action had major role in the inheritance of days to 50% flowering, no. of productive tillers, panicle girth, panicle length and plant height. The parent MGP-84 was good general combiner for the parameters studied. 15RBS-01 was good general combiner for all the characters except days to flowering. The crosses, MGP-84 x 13RBS-09, MGP-304 x 15RBS-01, MGP-84 x 13RBS-10, 13RBS-10 x 15RBS-01, 13RBS-09 x 15RBS-01, MGP-84 x 15RBS-01 and    MGP-84 x MGP-304 were the best combinations for grain yield which involved good x good and good x poor general combiners. SCA variance for grain yield was higher than GCA variance indicating that non-additive gene action had major role in its inheritance. GCA variances for days to flowering, productive tillers, panicle girth, panicle length and plant height were higher than SCA variances which suggested that additive gene action had played key role in the inheritance of these traits

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Author Biographies

Muhammad Siddique, Millets Research Station, Rawalpindi Pakistan

Millets Research Station, Rawalpindi Pakistan

Saeeda Khanum, Barani Agricultural Research Institute-Chakwal Pakistan

Barani Agricultural Research Institute-Chakwal Pakistan

Naveed Kamal, Wheat Research Sub Station-Murree Pakistan.

3Wheat Research Sub Station-Murree Pakistan.

Abdul Hamid Khan, Maize & Millets Research Institute Yusafwala- Sahiwal Pakistan.

Maize & Millets Research Institute Yusafwala- Sahiwal Pakistan.

Suleman Raza, Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Shoaeb Anwar Kohli, Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Fodder Research Institute Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

Muhammad Husnain Bhatti, Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.

Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.

Aamir Ghani, Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.

Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.

Rafiq Ahmad, Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan

Maize and Millets Research Institute Yusafwala Sahiwal Pakistan.

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Published

2022-12-30

How to Cite

Siddique, M., Khanum, S., Kamal, N., Khan, A. H., Hayat, S., Raza, S., … Ahmad, R. (2022). HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY STUDIES IN PEARL MILLET. Pakistan Journal of Biotechnology, 19(02), 84–88. https://doi.org/10.34016/pjbt.2022.19.2.84

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