Combining ability analysis using diallel crosses among nine inbred lines of corn under two nitrogen levels

Other Title(s)

تحليل القدرة على التالف باستخدام التهجين التبادلي بين تسعه سلالات من الذرة الشامية تحت مستوين تسميد

Joint Authors

Sari, Jabir Abd al-Latif
al-Husari, Ahmad Ali Abd al-Maqsud
al-Husari, Ahmad Ali Abd al-Maqsud
Shukr, al-Sayyid Muhammad Hasan
Jad, Muhammad Said
al-Jalfi, Ala al-Din Mahmud Khalil

Source

Annals of Agricultural Science, Moshtohor

Publisher

Banha University Faculty of Agriculture

Publication Date

2021-12-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Agriculture

English Abstract

A half diallel cross between 9 inbred lines of maize was evaluated at two different nitrogen levels(60 and 120 kgN/fed.) for nine quantitative characters.

Nitrogen level and crosses mean squares were significant for all traits under study.

Significant crosses x nitrogen level mean squares were obtained for all studied traits except, No.

of rows/ear.

General and specific combing ability mean squares were significant for all traits, except days to 50% tasseling date.

For days to tasseling and no of rows/ ear at low nitrogen rate; silking at high nitrogen level; shelling% at high nitrogen level and combined analysis and plant height, ear height, no of kernels/ row, 100 kernel weight and grain yield/ plant in both and across nitrogen levels.

High ratios which largely exceeded the unity were obtained, indicating that a large part of the total genetic variability associated with these traits was a result of additive and additive by additive gene action.

For remain cases, GCA/SCA ratios were less than unity.

Therefore, it could be concluded that the large portion of the total genetic variability for these traits was due to non-additive gene action.

The parental inbred lines No.

1, 6 and 7 gave positive and significant () effects for grain yield/ plant and one or more of its components.

The parental combination P1xP3, P1xP4, P1xP5, P2xP4, P2xP7, P2xP9, P3xP4, P3xP5, P3xP6,, P4xP6, P5xP6, P6xP7, P6xP9, P7xP8 and P7xP9 for grain yield/plant exhibited significant positive effects being 62.61, 20.37, 92.43, 42.37, 42.06, 17.94, 12.38, 10.57, 21.08, 53.52, 7.27, 14.95, 13.53, 42.00 and 49.83, respectively.

The crosses 1x3, 2x7, 7x8, 7x9, 8x9 in low nitrogen environment, 1x3, 1x4, 1x5, 1x7, 2x4, 2x7, 6x7, 7x8, 7x9 and 8x9 at low nitrogen environment and 1x3, 1x5, 2x4, 2x7, 6x7, 7x8, 7x9 and 8x9 in the combined data gave the highest mean value of grain yield / plant.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-1432385

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