Estimation of Combining Ability for Within-Boll Yield Components in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Estimation of Combining Ability for Within-Boll Yield Components in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
Mishal Bano1, Amir Shakeel1, Waqar-ul-Haq1, Muhammad Nouman Khalid1*, Nadia Hussain Ahmad2, Muhammad Sajid Sharif3, Sadia Kanwal2, Muhammad Asim Bhutta2, Amna Bibi2 and Ifrah Amjad1
Table 1:
Combined ANOVA of cotton genotypes.
** highly significant. PH: plant height; SB/P: sympodial branches/plant; MB/P: monopodial branches/plant; FFN/P: first fruiting nodes; NB/P: number of bolls per plant; BW: boll weight; NS/B: number of seeds per boll; SCY/P: seed cotton yield/plant; LI: lint index; L%: lint percentage; SI: seed index; SD: seed density; SV: seed volume; FF: fiber fineness; FS: fiber strength and FL: fiber length.
Table 2:
Combined ANOVA for line × tester.
* significant ** highly significant. For more details and abbreviation see Table 1.
Table 3:
Estimation of GCA effects of six parents in Gossypium hirsutum L.
* significant ** highly significant. For more details and abbreviation see Table 1.
Table 4:
Estimation of SCA effects of crosses in Gossypium hirsutum L.
* significant ** highly significant. For more details and abbreviation see Table 1.
March 2023
Vol.39, Iss. 1, Pages 1-297
