Combining ability for seed yield and its components in castor (Ricinus communis L.)
COMBINING ABILITY FOR SEED YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN CASTOR (RICINUS COMMUNIS L.)
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Authors
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R H KAVANI
Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
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J H VACHHANI
Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
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R B MADARIYA
Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
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S R JADEJA
Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
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K L DOBARIYA
Main Oilseeds Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh-362 001, Gujarat
Keywords:
Castor, Combining ability, GCA, Gene action, L x T analysis, SCAAbstract
Thirty two castor hybrids generated in a line x tester (4 lines x 8 testers) mating design were studied along with parents to estimate combining ability for ten characters in castor. The components of GCA and SCA from analysis of combining ability revealed that non-additive gene action was preponderance in the genetic control of all the characters studied except oil content, which controlled by additive gene action, while 100-seed weight indicated negative estimate. Among female parents, JP-96 was good general combiner for plant height, number of effective spikes per plant, 100-seed weight and oil content, while SKP-84 and SKP-106 were found good general combiners for number of nodes up to main spike, number of capsules on primary raceme and number of effective spikes per plant. For earliness, JP-96 and SKP-84 were found to be good general combiners. Among male parents, PCS-124 and SKI-271 were identified as good general combiners for plant height, number of nodes up to main spike, number of capsules on primary raceme and oil content. None of the parents was found as good general combiner for seed yield. Among the hybrids, JP-105 x SKI-271, JP-96 x SKI-294, JP-105 x SKI-291 and JP-96 x PCS-124 had high sca effects for seed yield per plot and other yield traits, were also accompanied with high per se performance; hence per se performance of the hybrids would be a good indicator for predicting sca effects. These hybrids could be exploited through heterosis breeding as these are expected to give desirable transgressive segregants in the succeeding segregating generation.
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