DIALLEL ANALYSIS FOR SEED OIL YIELD AND IMPORTANT QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN TOBACCO (Nicotiana tabacum L.)
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Date
2008
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Anand Agricultural University, Anand
Abstract
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an important non-food
narcotic cash crop and a member of Solanaceae family. The
present investigation on tobacco comprised of a half-diallel set of
8 parents and their 28 hybrids. The experiment was laid out in
randomized block design with 3 replications at Bidi Tobacco
Research Station (BTRS), Anand Agricultural University, Anand,
during kharif season 2006-07. Heterosis and combining ability
analysis were carried out for 13 characters viz; days to flower,
number of leaves per plant, plant height, number of branches per
plant, khakhri yield, number of capsules per plant, days to
capsule maturity, test weight, seed yield, capsule weight, seed
weight per capsule, seed oil percent and seed oil yield
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Genetics & Plant breding, Analysis