Combining ability analysis for grain yield and yield component traits in maize were carried
out in 8× 8 diallel cross. The analysis of variance showed there is highly significant variation …

A field experiment was conducted at National Maize Research Program, Rampur, Chitwan,
Nepal during winter season from 6 th October, 2015 to 5 th March 2016 to estimate different …

Combining ability analysis was conducted using line x tester design for seven inbred lines of
maize which were crossed to three single crosses as testers at Ismailia Agricultural …

Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop belonging to the tribe Maydeae, of the grass
family, Poaceae. It is a versatile crop with wider genetic variability and able to grow …

Maize is one of the high priority crops to feed the ever increasing population in Africa,
however, its production limited by shortage of high yielding variety coupled with biotic and …

Eight inbred lines of white maize were crossed in half diallel scheme in 2016 season to
assess mean performance, general (GCA) and specific (SCA) combining ability and their …

Field experiment was conducted at field of Fallujah-Anbar Governorate/Iraq, during the two
seasons of 2017. Seeds of eight maize inbred lines were cultivated, and line× tester method …

A study was undertaken to estimate the heterotic, heterobeltiotic and standard heterotic
effects of 11 characters of 45 maize hybrids developed by ten parents in maize during rabi …

For an organized cross breeding program, information on heterotic grou**, perse
performance, and commercial heterosis of newly introduced maize lines is required …

In breeding programs determination of gene effects and general and specific combining
ability for screening of test crosses is necessary. In order to estimate the genetic variance …