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YAMINI et al<br />

coupled with high per se performance for seed yield<br />

and yield attributes like number <strong>of</strong> branches and<br />

number <strong>of</strong> pods per plant. For plant height and 100<br />

seed weight ICCV 05106 x ICCV 95333 (poor x good)<br />

registered significant sca effect with high mean<br />

values. Hence this cross could be exploited for<br />

identifying tall and bold seeded genotypes in the<br />

segregating generations.<br />

<strong>The</strong> results <strong>of</strong> the present investigation<br />

revealed the preponderance <strong>of</strong> non additive gene<br />

action for yield and yield components and therefore<br />

heterosis breeding may be rewarding for improving<br />

chickpea. But the practical production <strong>of</strong> hybrid gram<br />

is not biologically feasible due to small size and<br />

cleistogamous nature <strong>of</strong> the flowers and strong<br />

hybridization barriers (Preethi Verma and Waldia,<br />

2010). In view <strong>of</strong> such problems, Jensen’s (1970)<br />

selective diallel mating system and its modifications<br />

(Frey, 1975) would be utilized for the creation and<br />

isolation <strong>of</strong> recombinants to breed superior chickpea<br />

varieties. <strong>The</strong> crosses NBeG-3 x JG-11 for seed yield<br />

and number <strong>of</strong> branches, NBeG-3 x ICCV 05106, JG-<br />

11 x ICCV 05106 and ICCV 05106 x Vihar for number<br />

<strong>of</strong> pods per plant and NBeG-3 x Vihar and JG-11 x<br />

KAK-2 for seed yield per plant exhibited significant<br />

sca effects coupled with high per se performance<br />

with good x good combiners. Due to additive x additive<br />

effects and their possibility <strong>of</strong> fixation, single plant<br />

selection could be practiced in segregating<br />

generations to isolate purelines from these crosses.<br />

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