Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor for Identification of Promising Sorghum F1 Hybrid for High Grain Yield and Resistance to Sorghum Midge
Joint Authors
Kapran, Issoufou
Souleymane, Oumarou
Ba, Malick N.
Hamidou, Massaoudou
Salifou, Mahamadou
Gracen, Vernon
Ofori, Kwado
Yirenkyi Danquah, Eric
Source
International Journal of Agronomy
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sorghum is the second most grown cereal crop in Niger.
However, sorghum production in the country is dominated by indigenous cultivars with low productivity.
Productivity in grain sorghum has been achieved in developing countries around the world using hybrids.
This study was conducted to evaluate heterosis in F1 sorghum hybrids for grain yield and resistance to midge.
Fifty F1 sorghum hybrids were evaluated for grain yield and resistance to midge.
Variation for grain yield, midge resistance, and flowering time was observed.
The magnitude of better parent heterosis for grain yield and resistance to midge varied significantly among hybrids.
Four hybrids combined high better parent heterosis for both grain yield and resistance to midge while eight hybrids were better than their better parent for resistance to midge.
These hybrids performed well for grain yield and/or resistance to midge.
Therefore, the parental lines involved in these hybrids can be advanced for commercial hybrids production or used in sorghum improvement programs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamidou, Massaoudou& Souleymane, Oumarou& Salifou, Mahamadou& Ba, Malick N.& Kapran, Issoufou& Gracen, Vernon…[et al.]. 2020. Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor for Identification of Promising Sorghum F1 Hybrid for High Grain Yield and Resistance to Sorghum Midge. International Journal of Agronomy،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamidou, Massaoudou…[et al.]. Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor for Identification of Promising Sorghum F1 Hybrid for High Grain Yield and Resistance to Sorghum Midge. International Journal of Agronomy No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1167472
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamidou, Massaoudou& Souleymane, Oumarou& Salifou, Mahamadou& Ba, Malick N.& Kapran, Issoufou& Gracen, Vernon…[et al.]. Exploitation of Hybrid Vigor for Identification of Promising Sorghum F1 Hybrid for High Grain Yield and Resistance to Sorghum Midge. International Journal of Agronomy. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1167472