Six maize inbred were crossed in complete diallel fashion to evaluate their general and specific combining ability for yield and its components. Variance components due to specific combining ability (SCA) were higher than general combining ability (GCA) variances for ears per plant, kernel rows per ear, kernels per row and 100 grain weight which manifested non-additive gene action. The magnitude of GCA variance for yield was higher than SCA variance showing the predominance of additive gene action. KEY WORDS: Maize; Inbred lines; diallel cross; General and specific combining ability. INT
Faheem Hamid, Muhammad Saleem, Abdul Naveed. (1995) COMBINING ABILITY FOR GRAIN YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN MAIZE (Zea mays L.), , Volume 32, Issue 2,3.
