After soybean and palm oil, the world's third largest oil seed crop is rapeseed mustard. Out
of the seven consumable oil seed crops grown in India, rapeseed mustard is responsible for …

Combining ability analysis (GCA) enables plant breeders to select parental lines for crossing
and provides the opportunity to understand the nature of gene actions involved in the …

Silkworm, Bombyx mori, is one of the most significant insects in silk production as well as in
biological studies. The aim of silkworm breeding is to gradually improve economically …

Correlation and path coefficient analyses were studied in twenty four diverse genotypes of
sunflower in order to understand the relationship and contribution on eight characters …

Selection of parents based on agronomic traits and grain quality requirements of consumers
is the key for realizing genetic gain in any rice improvement programme. Yield attributing …

Genetic improvement of rice for grain micronutrients, viz., iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) content is
one of the important breeding objectives, in addition to yield improvement under the irrigated …

Simple Summary Almost 2 billion people worldwide, especially in developing countries, are
suffer due to micronutrient deficiencies, sometimes known as “hidden hunger”. In Ethiopia …

Twenty-five F1 hybrids generated from 5× 5 diallel crosses were evaluated to study the
quantitative genetics of yield and some yield related traits during 2009-10. Worth of room …

Knowledge on gene action and trait expression are important for effective breeding. The
objective of this study was to determine the general combining ability (GCA), specific …

Soil salinity negatively affects growth and development as well as yield and fiber quality of
cotton. The identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for traits related to salt tolerance …