Estimation of heterosis for seed yield and its attributing traits in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

  • Vikas Pali* and Nandan Mehta
Keywords: Better Parent, Heterosis, Linseed, Line × Tester

Abstract

Heterosis over better parent (BP) for seed yield and yield components in linseed was studied using line × tester analysis involving ten genetically diverse strains used as lines and four testers. The heterosis over better parent for seed yield plant-1 ranged from 48.69 to 552.85 %. Five crosses consistently exhibited significant positive heterobeltiosis for higher seed yield plant-1, viz., RLC-132 × RLC-92, R-4154 × Indira Alsi-32, R-4158 × Deepika, R-4129 × Kartika and RLC-132 × Kartika indicating that these crosses might be useful in linseed hybrid production. These crosses also had significant and positive heterosis for days to 50% flowering, number of capsules plant-1 and oil content and would be more desirable to exploit heterosis in linseed.
Published
31-03-2014
How to Cite
Vikas Pali* and Nandan Mehta
Estimation of heterosis for seed yield and its attributing traits in linseed Linum usitatissimum L.. 2014. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 5 1, 120-123. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/175
Issue
Vol 5 No 1 (2014)
Section
Research Note

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