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Physiological and biochemical analysis of heterosis in sorghum

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Title Physiological and biochemical analysis of heterosis in sorghum
 
Creator Verma, P K
Singh, R
Rathore, V S
 
Subject Sorghum
 
Description Length and dry-matter content of root and shoot, relative rate of photosynthesis and activities of ribulose 1,5-diphosphate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase were studied in seedlings of two hybrids and their parents. Heterosis for these characters was fairly high during the early stages of growth but declined with time, resulting in almost no heterotic advantage. Growth and photosynthesis, when split into components, appeared to show Mendelian dominance in the F1 hybrids. Complementation of these processes in the F1 and interaction among them eventually made the F1s markedly superior to their parents.
 
Publisher Indian Councle of Agricultural Research
 
Date 1983
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/8921/1/IJAS_53_7_504-510_1983.pdf
Verma, P K and Singh, R and Rathore, V S (1983) Physiological and biochemical analysis of heterosis in sorghum. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 53 (7). pp. 504-510. ISSN 0019-5022