Four varieties of cotton (G. hirsutum L.) were genetically analysed in a complete set of diallel crosses to study the gene action involved in the phenotypic manifestation of their lint index, staple length, fibre fineness and fibre maturity percentage. Additive type of gene action with partial dominance complicated with some non-allelic interactions was observed to be involved in the inheritance pattern of all the characters. Non-significance of parents vs crosses mean squares for the traits indicated no heterosis.
Manzoor Ahmad Khan, Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, Tariq Manzoor Khan. (1992) INHERITANCE OF QUANTITATIVE TRAITS IN COTTON (G. HIRSUTUM L.). n,LINT INDEX AND FIBRE QUALI1Y COMPONENTS, , Volume 29, Issue 3.
