K. Alekya

Identification of Good General and Specific Combiners for Yield, Yield-contributing Traits and Blast Resistance in Pearl Millet

K. Alekya, M. Shanthi Priya, P. Sanjana Reddy, S. Chandra Nayak, S. K. Nafeez Umar, Rajan Sharma & N. Naresh · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Combining ability analysis was carried out in pearl millet using a Line × Tester mating design involving four female lines, four males, and their sixteen hybrids to understand the genetic control of grain yield, yield-attributing traits and blast resistance and to identify superi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i84274

Phenotypic Screening of F4 Breeding Lines against Bacterial Blight Disease in Rice

K. Alekya, B. Laxmi Prasanna, M. Balram, N. Balram, P. Gonya Nayak, B. Srinivas & P. Madhukar · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2021

Biotic stresses are major threat to rice production. Among biotic stresses, bacterial leaf blight is one of the major diseases affecting rice grain production in rice growing areas. Present investigation was conducted to evaluate phenotypic effect of 50 breeding lines from a cros...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i1230580