Research Articles
Combining ability analysis for evaluation of maize hybrids under drought stress
Authors:
Saif ul Malook ,
PK
About Saif
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Qurban Ali,
PK
About Qurban
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Muhammad Ahsan,
PK
About Muhammad
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad Khalid Shabaz,
PK
About Muhammad
Department of Soil Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Muhammad Waseem,
PK
About Muhammad
Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Science, Uthal, Pakistan.
Aamir Mumtaz
PK
About Aamir
Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Abstract
The present study was conducted to evaluate the genetic basis of yield related traits under drought conditions. A high heritability and genetic advance was found for plant height, 100-grain weight, grain rows per cob and grain yield per plant, suggesting that the selection of high yielding maize genotypes is possible through this approach. The high specific combining ability of W64SP, A495, A509 and A50-2 suggested that the pre-screening of inbred lines may be an efficient approach to develop higher yielding maize hybrids through heterosis breeding under drought.
How to Cite:
Malook, S. ul ., Ali, Q., Ahsan, M., Shabaz, M.K., Waseem, M. and Mumtaz, A., 2016. Combining ability analysis for evaluation of maize hybrids under drought stress. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 44(2), pp.223–230. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v44i2.8003
Published on
30 Jun 2016.
Peer Reviewed
Downloads
