HETEROSIS AND COMBINING ABILITY ANALYSIS IN TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum L.)
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Date
2012
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an important nonfood
narcotic cash crop and a member of solanaceae family.
The present investigation on tobacco comprised of 16 (4
females+12 males) parents and their 48 hybrids developed by
using line x tester mating design. The experiment was laid out
in randomized block design with three replications at Tobacco
Research Station (TRS), Anand Agricultural University,
Dharmaj, during kharif season 2011-12. Heterosis and
combining ability analysis were carried out for ten characters
viz; cured leaf yield per plant, days to flowering, number of
leaves per plant, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf
thickness, days to maturity, nicotine content and total reducing
sugar content.
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Genetics & Plant Breeding, Analysis