Manifestation of Heterosis and Combining ability in Cucumber for Horticultural Traits

Yashpal Singh Bisht; DK  Singh; Rajendra  Bhatt; Anand Singh Rawat; Mukesh Kumar; Shashank Shekhar  Singh; Charu Bisht; Mehdi Rahimi

doi:10.56093/ijas.v95i11.153972

Authors

Yashpal Singh Bisht Assistant Professor (Horticulture), Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture
DK Singh
Rajendra Bhatt
Anand Singh Rawat
Mukesh Kumar
Shashank Shekhar Singh
Charu Bisht
Mehdi Rahimi

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v95i11.153972

Keywords:

Combining Ability, Cucumber, Gynoecious, Monoecious, Heterosis

Abstract

An experiment was carried out during 2021 and 2022 at Vegetable Research Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar to investigate the earliness, yield, variation and its effect on cucumber. The present study comprises of 30 F₁’s, developed by Line × tester crossing 10 line (gynoecious) and 3 tester (monoecious) and 13 parents. A significant difference for mean sum of square was found in all the horticultural traits under study. In the cross combination, PPCUC-2 × PCUC-28 followed by PPCUC-9 × PCUC-28 is found best hybrids for horticultural traits. PPCUC-2 (line) and PCUC-28 (tester) were best general combiner for earliness and yield which can be parent in breeding programme for development of genoecious × monoecious hybrids. PPCUC-3 × PCUC-28 was best specific combiner for most of characters. Information of gene actions obtained from the study indicates the predominance of non-additive gene action which is highly desirable to develop hybrids in cucumber with yield traits. PPCUC-2 (line) and PCUC-28 (tester) were most promising parents for most of traits. PPCUC-9 × PCUC-51 was most promising cross. Based on finding, it is also possible to separate generations using promising hybrids in order to find pure lines with high yields and high-quality fruit.

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Author Biographies

Yashpal Singh Bisht, Assistant Professor (Horticulture), Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture

Assistant Professor, Department of Horticulture, Dr.Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture (ICAR Accredited), Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
DK Singh

Department of Vegetable Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India-263145.
Rajendra Bhatt

Department of Vegetable Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India-263145
Anand Singh Rawat

Department of Horticulture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India-263145
Mukesh Kumar

Department of Vegetable Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand
Shashank Shekhar Singh

Subject Matter Specilist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nawada, Bihar, India
Charu Bisht

Department of Plant Breeding, TMU, Moradabad, UP, India
Mehdi Rahimi

Department of Biotechnology, Graduate University of Advance Technology, Kerman, Iran

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