Combining ability and gene action in sesamum (Sesamum indicum L.) hybrids over environments

  • Girish Chaudhari, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413722, Dist.Ahmednagar (MS)
  • Sakhechand Anarase, Department of Botany, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722 ,Dist-Ahmednagar (MS)
  • Yogesh Ban Department of Botany, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722 ,Dist-Ahmednagar (MS)
Keywords: sesame, hybrid, combining ability, gene action

Abstract

Five lines and ten testers were crossed in line x tester manner to develop 50 F1 hybrids. ANOVA showed significant differences among the environments and genotypes for all characters. gca exhibited greater stability than sca for all the characters. σ2gca/ σ2sca ratio revealed preponderance of additive gene action for seed yield per plant, capsules per plant, capsule length and 1000-seed weight. While, preponderance of non-additive gene action was recorded for the rest, suggesting in general, the importance of both additive and non-additive gene action for inheritance of component traits. The parent G.Til-3 was found to be good combiner for all the traits except earliness characters where Phule Til 1 manifested good gca. G.Til-2 exhibited poor general combining ability for almost all the characters. Among male parents JLS-116, AKT-101, JLS-9707-2 and JLS-110-12 were good general combiners for seed yield per plant as well as most of the yield components. The crosses G.Til-3 x AKT-64, Phule Til No.1 x JLS-116 and Patan-64 x AKT-101 manifested significant, higher and desirable sca effects for seed yield per plant as well as important yield components.

Author Biographies

Girish Chaudhari, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413722, Dist.Ahmednagar (MS)

Senior Research Assistant,

Oilseed Research Station,MPKV,Jalgaon-425001

Department : Genetics and Plant Breeding

Sakhechand Anarase, Department of Botany, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722 ,Dist-Ahmednagar (MS)

Sr.Res.Asstt.

Dept.of Botany

Yogesh Ban, Department of Botany, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri-413 722 ,Dist-Ahmednagar (MS)

Jr.Res.Asstt.

Dept.of Botany

Published
13-06-2016
How to Cite
Girish Chaudhari, Sakhechand Anarase, Yogesh Ban
Combining ability and gene action in sesamum Sesamum indicum L. hybrids over environments. 2016. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, 7 1, 71-77. Retrieved from https://ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/926
Section
Research Article