Genetic Analysis of Seed Yield and its Components in some Cultivars of Linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.)

Abstract

The combining ability and gene action revealed contribution of both additive and non-additive gene effects playing
an important role for the characters studied. Parents Kiran, NL 93, LCK 9312 and EC596A were found to be good
general combiners, while the crosses LCK9312 x Kiran, NL 93 x LCK 9312, NL 93 x Kiran and EC596A x Kiran
appeared to be some of the promising combinations for most the yield related traits. Since, significant genotypic
variation was generated in majority of the crosses involving six divergent parents, it appears worthwhile to intermatc
the selects in segregating generations, enabling in the accumulation of more number of favourable genes for seed
yield and its important attributes