A field investigation was conducted during Rabi 2024–25 at the Agricultural Research Station, Peddapuram, Andhra Pradesh, to characterize 70 maize inbred lines based on Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability (DUS) traits. The experiment was laid out in an Alpha Lattice Design wi...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i103152
Grouping of maize inbred lines into heterotic groups is an initial step in exploitation of heterosis. Hence a field study was conducted to classify 27 inbred lines into two heterotic groups by evaluating the performance of 54 crosses along with lines and testers in a simple latti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2023/v13i41732
Background: Baby corn is a short-duration, high-value maize crop that provides nutritious cobs and valuable green fodder. Its productivity and profitability depend on appropriate planting density, nutrient management and hybrid selection under specific agro-climatic conditions. A...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2026/v48i84426
A total of 11 maize inbred lines were crossed with 4 testers in a line × tester mating design (Kempthorne, 1957), generating 44 F₁ test crosses. These, along with 11 lines, 4 testers, and 5 checks (64 genotypes), were evaluated in a simple lattice design with two replications dur...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53915
Aims: To evaluate the effect of planting density and fertility levels on the growth, yield and economics of medium-duration maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids during kharif season in Andhra Pradesh, and to identify the most productive and profitable hybrid–management combination. Study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4621
Aims: To evaluate the influence of graded NPK fertilizer levels on the growth, yield and profitability of finger millet (Eleusine coracana L. Gaertn.) genotypes under rainfed conditions, and to identify the most productive and economically viable genotype–fertilizer combination....
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2025/v11i4617
Fifty hybrids were obtained by crossing twenty five lines with two testers and were evaluated to study heterosis and combining ability for kernel yield per plant and its components traits. The experiment was laid out in simple lattice design with two replications during kharif 20...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i101573
The present investigation was carried out at Agricultural Research Station Peddapuram during the Rabi season of 2025–2026 to evaluate combining ability, genetic variance components and progeny contributions for grain yield and 12 yield-attributing traits in maize (Zea mays L.). T...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i104475
Developing a hybrid with high vigour and productivity requires the careful selection and crossing of parent lines that show a favourable combining ability to harness the potential of heterosis fully. Combining ability gives insights into the potential of inbred lines that can be...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92926
Background: There are a variety of critical problems facing tropical maize cultivation, such as disease infestation, insect/pest and weed problems. Foliar diseases in particular cause significant losses in agricultural yield. Leaf blight, known as northern leaf blight, is a disea...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i72856
Correlation coefficient measures the strength of the relationship between independent traits on the dependent trait like yield, that helps breeder in selection for yield enhancement. In this view, the present experiment was carried out to assess the correlation coefficient and pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i111383
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is highly vulnerable to elevated temperature, particularly during reproductive development, when impaired spikelet fertility and grain filling can substantially reduce yield. This study evaluated heat-stress responses among 49 rice genotypes, including rele...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i76156