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Contents of 39(1 & 2) 2011 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
Contents of 39(1 & 2) 2011 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
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Parimala and Thangavel<br />
Table 4. The correlation coefficients between rca effects of reciprocal crosses computed through<br />
different methods of combining ability analysis of four methods of Griffing in sesame<br />
Character<br />
Days to 50% flowering<br />
Number of capsules / plant<br />
1000 – seed weight<br />
Seed yield/plant<br />
Method of<br />
estimation<br />
Simple correlation<br />
coefficient (r)<br />
Rank correlation<br />
coefficient (r s )<br />
M1 M3 M1 M3<br />
M1 0.38* -0.47** 0.49** -0.80**<br />
M3 -0.10 -0.26<br />
M1 0.26 -0.54** 0.27 -0.15<br />
M3 -0.04 -0.53**<br />
M1 0.19 -0.30 0.08 -0.20<br />
M3 -0.25 0.32*<br />
M1 0.21 -0.55** 0.19 -0.07<br />
M3 0.08 -0.54<br />
* Significant at 5 per cent level<br />
** Significant at 1 per cent level.<br />
REFERENCES:<br />
Griffing, B. 1956. Concepts of general and specific<br />
combining ability in relation to diallel crossing<br />
systems. Australian J. Biol. Sci., 9: 463-493.<br />
Kempthrone, O and Curnow, R.N. 1961. The partial<br />
diallel cross. Biometrics, 17: 229-50.<br />
Gomez, K.A and Gomez, A.A. 1963. Statistical<br />
procedure for Agricultural Research, John<br />
Willey & Sons, New York.<br />
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