May 2014

Genetics of yield and some yield contributing traits in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)

Inheritance, general combining ability and specific combining ability were studied using four parents: FH-901, NIAB-Karishma, CIM-496 and MS-84 for different plant traits in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). Mean values of all genotypes were significantly different from each other for all the traits studied. Epistasis was not found to be involved in any of the traits. The inheritance of all the traits was...

Author(s): Amir Latif, Tanweer Ahmad, Sikandar Hayat, Ghulam Sarwar, M. Zahid Ehsan, Muzaffar Raza, Muhammad Sarwer and Iftikhar Ahmad Khan