Heterosis for fodder yield in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench)

A study was conducted to investigate the possibility of exploiting heterosis in breeding for improved fodder yield insorghum. Seven cytoplasmic male sterile lines and five testers were crossed in a line × tester mating design. A total of thirtyfive F1 hybrids along with twelve parents were evaluated...

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Main Author: R. Prakash, K. Ganesamurthy, A. Nirmalakumari and P. Nagarajan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Society of Plant Breeders 2010-06-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding
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Online Access:http://sites.google.com/site/ejpb09/vol-1-3/Vol-1-3-319-327.pdf?attredirects=0