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Identification of heterosis and combining ability in the hybrids of male sterile and restorer sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] lines.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2024
Zhang Yizhong, Chen Jing, Gao Zhenfeng, Wang Huiyan, Liang Du, Guo Qi, Zhang Xiaojuan, Fan Xinqi, Wu Yuxiang, Liu Qingshan
Abstract excerpt
In sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench], combining ability and heterosis analysis are commonly used to evaluate superior parental lines and to screen for strongly heterotic hybrids, which helps in sorghum variety selection and breeding. In this context, combining ability and heterosis analysis were assessed using 14 restorer lines and seven cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines in 2019 and 2020. The analysis of...
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