Question

1. what important features may be considered in croosing techniques?

2. illustrate how general combining ability test is performed in corn?

3. explain and illustrate how synthetics are produced in corn? what are their advantages over the F1 hybrid?

4. how would you account for high percentage of natural cross pollination in corn?

Answer 1

conducting such designs, the genetic influences of a line can be partitioned into additive and non-additive components [1,2]. Definition of combining ability ...