Genetic analysis of yield and yield components in pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan (L.) Mill sp.
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Date
1999
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Kerala Agricultural University
Abstract
Generation mean analysis carried out in pigeonpea to estimate gene effects revealed that,
yield and yield components AK under all the three types of gene action. v\/.-, additive, dominance and
epistasis. Hence reciprocal recurrent selection seems to be the best suited method of breeding for
improvement of this crop.
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Gene action, additive, dominance, pigeonpea
Citation
Journal of Tropical Agriculture, 37(1), 12-16.