This study was carried out through the cooperation between the Faculty of
Agriculture Tishreen University and the General Commission of Agricultural Scientific
Researches in Hama during 2013 and 2014 successive seasons.
Eight soft wheat(Triticumae
stivum)genotypes were crossed using half diallel method
.The(28) crosses were grown along with their parents in randomized complete block with
three replications to estimate general combiningability , specific combining ability, and
both mid and high parent heterosis for number of spikes /plant , number of grains /spike ,
thousand grain weight and grain yield.
The results indicated that both additive and non- additive types of gene action were
important in the inheritance of traits under study with preponderance of additive gene
effects for number of grains /spike and thousand grain weight,Non – additive gene effects
were pronounced in the inheritance of number of spikes /plant and grain yield.
High general combiners for thesecharacters were obtained and the most important
parents were: Bohouth 4- Douma 44828-Acsad1115- Golan2.
Many positive specific combiners having both mid and high parent heterosis and
derived from positive general combiners were obtained such as(Golan2×Cham10) –
(Acsad1115×Douma4)(Douma44828×Golan2) and (Douma 2×Golan2).
Results also indicated that some hybrids: (Douma44828×Golan2) (Bohouth6×Douma4)
(Douma44828×Cham10) (Douma2×Acsad1115) had heterosis compared to higher parent
for number of spikes /plant , number of grains / spike , Thousand grain weight and grain
yield..
The study was done at the field research station Sianow of General Commission for
Scientific Agricultural Research at Lattakia, to evaluate the susceptibility of 6 strains of maize
Zea mays. L, and fifteen maize crosses obtained by half Diallel cro
ss, against under conditions
Industrial infection by large corn stem borer , Sesamia cretica Led. The experience was
designed at randomized complete blocks (R.C.B.D).
Strain IL.257-09)P1( expressed general high capacity to the attributes of Number of
kernels per row(3.089), number of holes (-1.261). Strain IL.298-09 (P2) also expressed general
high capacity to the attributes of Ear length (0.717), Intensity of damage (-0.432),% of yield
loss (-6.022). strain IL.286-09 (P3) general high capacity to the attributes of diameter Ear
(0.292), number of rows per ear (2.806). Strains IL.255-09 )P4) )0.036( and IL.228-09)P5)
(0.969) also expressed general high capacity to the attributes of grain yield. Strain IL.262-
09(P6) expressed general high capacity to the attributes of 100- Kernel weight (1.942),
infestation grain yield) 0.784), tunnel length (-5.629), Percentage of dead hearts (-1.132).
A half diallel set of crosses among six inbred lines of sweet corn was evaluated to study heterosis and combining ability among plant height, ear height, ear diameter, number of rows per ear and ear yield per plant. The study was carried out at the a
gricultural research center in, GCSAR, Lattakia, Snoubar Jableh, during the 2010, 2011 seasons.
Result showed that almost all crosses expressed a significant positive heterosis effect for ear yield per plant relative to mid parents and better parents; whereas, the highest positive significant percentage of heterosis for ear yield per plant were expressed by the crosses (L4xL6) which gave (198.70%, 176.81%) and (L4xL6) which gave (196.94%, 168.56%), over mid parents and better parents, respectively.
The ratio (σ2GCA/σ2SCA) which was less than (1) showed that the non-additive gene action was more important than the additive gene action in all traits except plant height and ear height. The inbred lines L3 (17.061) and L4 (12.011) seemed to be the best general combiners for ear yield. Also, based on SCA effects, many of single crosses were identified as superior for ear yield, and the best hybrid was L3xL5(50.173).
This study was carried out in cooperation between the Faculty of
Agriculture, Damascus University and the General Commission for Scientific
Agricultural Research (GCSAR) in Karahta station of field crops researches
during two growing seasons (2003
-04 & 2004-05).
Four local improved barley lines and cultivars (female parents) were
crossed with five exotic lines and cultivars (male parents) using line × tester
method. The crosses were grown along with their parents in a randomized
complete block design (RCBD) with three replications to estimate general
combining ability (GCA), specific combining ability(SCA) and both mid and
high parent heterosis for number of spikes per plant, number of grains per
spike, thousand kernel weight, and grain yield per plant.
