Heterosis for yield and morpho-nutritional traits in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (l.) R. Br.]

  • P. L. Badhe, H. T. Patil, D. N. Borole and S. M. Thakare MPKV,Rahuri
Keywords: Pearl millet, heterobeltiosis, standard Heterosis, grain, Fe content

Abstract

A line x tester analysis was carried out with four male sterile lines and twelve testers. These sixteen parents and forty eight crosses were used to estimate the heterosis for ten morpho-nutritional traits viz, plant height, number of effective tillers per plant, ear head length, ear head girth, number of grains per cm2, 1000-grain weight, fodder yield per plant, grain Fe content, grain Zn content and grain yield per plant. The study revealed that the hybrids DHLB-18A x K-13/1005, DHLB-17A x K-13/1005 and DHLB-18A x K-13/1017 were superior hybrids for exploitation of grain yield and other morpho-nutritional characters

Author Biography

P. L. Badhe, H. T. Patil, D. N. Borole and S. M. Thakare, MPKV,Rahuri
Associate Professor of Botany, Department of Agricultural Botany
Published
09-07-2018
How to Cite
P. L. Badhe, H. T. Patil, D. N. Borole and S. M. Thakare
Heterosis for yield and morpho-nutritional traits in pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum l. R. Br.]. 2018. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 9 2, 759-762. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/2202
Issue
Vol 9 No 2 (2018)
Section
Research Note

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