Heterotic Patterns Among Ten Pearl Millet Populations

Yagya Dutt; C R Baniwal

doi:10.56093/aaz.v39i1.65885

Authors

Yagya Dutt Department of Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125 004, India
C R Baniwal Department of Plant Breeding, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125 004, India

https://doi.org/10.56093/aaz.v39i1.65885

Abstract

Ten pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.BR. Emend Stuntz] populations
were evaluated following diallel mating design (excluding reciprocals) for determining
the heterotic patterns among the ten populations and their crosses, and partitioning
of heterosis into average heterosis, variety heterosis, specific heterosis, and further
to identify base populations for intra- and inter-population improvement programme.
In heterotic patterns, average heterosis is more important for characters, namely,
grain yield and day to 50% flowering, and specific heterosis has a major role
in IDOO-grain weight. In the present investigation, the heterotic patterns indicated
that the populations RVPT 93 (102) and crosses HTP88 x HMP9102 x RVPT93
(102), RVPT93(102) x ICMV94774 and HP8601 x ICMV95778 can be successfully
exploited as base material for development of inbred lines for hybrids and to develop
improved population varieties.