Heterosis (or hybrid vigor) is a natural phenomenon whereby hybrid offspring of genetically
diverse individuals display improved physical and functional characteristics relative to their …

Heterosis, also known as hybrid vigor, is the phenomenon wherein a progeny exhibits
superior traits relative to one or both parents. In terms of crop breeding, this usually refers to …

Significant heterosis for seed yield in oilseed rape has created interest in the development of
hybrid cultivars. The DNA‐based marker protocol, sequence‐related amplified …

2 Brassica and its close allies: cytogenetics and evolution Page 31 2 Brassica and Its Close
Allies: Cytogenetics and Evolution Shyam Prakash National Research Centre on Plant …

Genetic distances (GDs) based on morphological characters, isozymes and storage
proteins, and random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPD) were used to predict the …

Chinese semi-winter rapeseed is genetically diverse from Canadian and European spring
rapeseed. This study was conducted to evaluate the potential of semi-winter rapeseed for …

Rapeseed breeding programs are focused mainly on improving plant potential and seed
yield. One of the ways to improve seed yield in oilseed rape is heterosis, which is hybrid …

Present study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between parental genetic
distances, combining ability and heterosis in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.). Nine elite …

The enlarged inflorescence (curd) of cauliflower and broccoli provide not only a popular
vegetable for human consumption, but also a unique opportunity for scientists who seek to …

Drought affects many physiological processes, which influences plant productivity. The aim
of this study was to evaluate the degree of genotypic diversity in drought tolerance of sugar …