Heterosis and Combining Ability Studies for Yield and Its Contributing Traits Using Wild-Abortive (WA) Cytoplasmic Male Sterile (CMS) Lines in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
NISHU VISHWAKARMA, Abhinav Sao, JATIN SONI, RAJKAMAL GOUR, S. K. Nair & Deepak Gauraha · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2025
Developing high-yielding rice varieties is paramount. This study explores heterosis (hybrid vigor), the phenomenon where hybrid offspring exhibit superior phenotypic performance compared to their parents. The present study evaluated 20 F1’s derived from five CMS lines and four te...