Estimation on heritable variation in four crosses of upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
1991
Khan, M.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics) | Hussain, M. (Cotton Research Inst., AARI, Faisalabad (Pakistan)) | Khan, M.A. | Kainth, R.A.
Magnitude of variability, broad sense heritability and genetic advance as percent of mean were worked out to devise a suitable selection strategy for developing high yielding cotton varieties from four crosses of upland cotton viz. AUH-10 x Stoneville-731N, B557 x HG- 6-1-N, A89/FM x HG-6-1-N and HG-6-1-N x B557. The maximum values of phenotypic coefficient of variability, heritability and genetic advance as percent of mean in order were; 64.14, 70.79 and 77.80% for cotton yield; 38.92, 54.81 and 32.45% for plant height, 78.50, 62.38 and 77.00% for monopodial branches; 4Z.67, 76.89 and 47.60% for sympodial branches; 76.31, 71.00 and 90.11% for number of bolls per plant and 36.11, 78.78 and 46.67% for boll weight. Among the crosses, chances of improvement in cotton yield were greater in a cross "HG-6-1-N x B557" employing both direct and indirect selection through bolls per plant in early generation.
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