Three A1 CMS sources (ICMB 94555, ICMB 98222 and 96666) were crossed with fifteen potential restorer lines in line × tester fashion to elucidate the information on combining ability for seed yield its component traits. A total of forty five crosses evaluated eleven different quantitative Among three used study, 96666 exhibited significant gca effects most characters studied found be good combin...

Abstract Millets are important agricultural crops for arid regions due to short life span and their resistance to salinity and drought conditions. In Iran, three main species of millets including proso millet (Panicum miliaceum), foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) are cultivated in Shouthern Khorasan province, eastern Iran. In order to assess inter-specific...

background and objectives:due to increase in the world population and increasing concerns about the future food security, shrinking the yield gap has became a hot area of research in field crops. estimation the amount of yield gap and determination of it’s causes requires using proper methods. boundary line analysis is a statistical method that can quantify the response of yield to an environme...