Reddy et al.

hybridsȱforȱthisȱtraitȱareȱCM-211ȱXȱBML-6ȱandȱBML-

5,ȱBML-2486ȱXȱBML-3044,ȱBML-5233-5ȱXȱBML-2910ȱ

7ȱXȱBML-3044ȱwithȱhighȱstandardȱheterosisȱandȱ per

andȱCM-211ȱXȱBML-3044ȱalsoȱrecordedȱhighȱstandardȱ

se ȱperformance.ȱWhereasȱtheȱhybridȱBML-7ȱXȱBML-

heterosisȱalongȱwithȱ per se ȱperformance.ȱSimilarȱkindȱ

3044ȱ recordedȱ highȱ heterobeltiosisȱ andȱ stableȱ overȱ ofȱ heteroticȱ patternȱ wasȱ observedȱ byȱ Singhȱ et al.

locations.ȱInȱadditionȱtoȱthisȱtheȱhybridsȱBML-2486ȱXȱ (2010),ȱBhavanaȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱRamȱReddyȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱ

BML-6ȱandȱBML-6ȱXȱBML-7ȱrecordedȱhighȱheterosisȱ Melkamuȱ et al. ȱ(2013)ȱandȱAbdelȱ et al .ȱ(2014).

alongȱwithȱ per se ȱperformance.ȱHeteroticȱpatternȱofȱ

earȱgirthȱwasȱalsoȱobservedȱbyȱSaidaiahȱ et al. ȱ(2008),ȱ Number of kernels per row

Bhavanaȱ et al. (2011),ȱRamȱReddyȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱFarhanȱ

Outȱ ofȱ 45ȱ crosses,ȱ 42ȱ crossesȱ recordedȱ positiveȱ

et al. ȱ(2012)ȱandȱAbdelȱ et al .ȱ(2014).

significantȱaverageȱheterosisȱandȱitȱrangedȱfromȱ-3.65ȱ

toȱ101.15ȱperȱcentȱwhile,ȱtheȱsignificantȱheterobeltiosisȱ

Ear length (cm)

wasȱrangedȱinȱ29ȱhybrids,ȱwithȱaȱrangeȱofȱ-29.33ȱtoȱ

Inȱ respectȱ toȱ earȱ length,ȱ theȱ heterosisȱ wasȱ rangedȱ 83.84ȱ perȱ cent.ȱ However,ȱ theȱ significantȱ standardȱ

fromȱ0.15ȱtoȱ74.07ȱperȱcentȱwithȱ38ȱcrossesȱregisteringȱ heterosisȱwasȱrecordedȱinȱ19ȱhybrids,ȱoverȱDHM-117ȱ

significantȱpositiveȱheterosis.ȱWhereasȱheterobeltiosisȱ andȱnineȱhybridsȱoverȱ900ȱMȱGoldȱwithȱaȱrangeȱofȱ

inȱ24ȱhybridsȱwithȱaȱrangeȱofȱ-20.72ȱtoȱ59.14ȱperȱcent.ȱ -22.69ȱtoȱ40.37ȱpercentȱandȱ-29.38ȱtoȱ28.22ȱperȱcent,ȱ

However,ȱsixȱcrossesȱoverȱDHM-117ȱandȱ5ȱoverȱ900ȱ respectively.ȱTheȱcrossȱBML-6ȱxȱBML-3044ȱregisteredȱ

MȱGoldȱexhibitedȱpositiveȱandȱsignificantȱstandardȱ highȱheterosisȱandȱheterobeltiosis.ȱHoweverȱtheȱhighȱ

heterosisȱ whichȱ rangedȱ fromȱ -28.60ȱ toȱ 19.07ȱ andȱ standardȱ heterosisȱ withȱ per se ȱ performanceȱ wasȱ

-29.33ȱ toȱ 17.85ȱ percent.ȱ Theȱ crosses,ȱ BML-2486ȱ Xȱ observedȱinȱtheȱcrossesȱwereȱBML-15ȱXȱBML-ȱ2910,ȱ

BML-2,ȱ BML-15ȱ Xȱ BML-2910,ȱ BML-7ȱ Xȱ BML-2910,ȱ BML-7ȱXȱBML-3044,ȱBML-ȱ2486ȱXȱBML-2ȱandȱBML-

CM-211ȱXȱBML-7ȱandȱBML-7ȱXȱBML-3044ȱexhibitedȱ 6ȱ Xȱ BML-3044.ȱ Theseȱ resultsȱ areȱ comparableȱ withȱ

highȱ standardȱ heterosis,ȱ heterobeltiosis,ȱ averageȱ findingsȱofȱChattopadhyayȱandȱDhiman (2005),ȱRamȱ

heterosisȱandȱalongȱwithȱ per se ȱperformance.ȱThreeȱ Reddyȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱMelkamuȱ et al. ȱ(2013),ȱAbdelȱ et al .ȱ

hybridsȱ BML-15ȱ Xȱ BML-2910,ȱ BML-7ȱ Xȱ BML-3044ȱ (2014)ȱandȱImdadȱ et al .(2014).

andȱ CM-211ȱ Xȱ BML-7ȱ wereȱ foundȱ toȱ beȱ highlyȱ

consistentȱ overȱ locations.ȱ Theȱ presentȱ resultsȱ wereȱ 100-seed weight (g)

comparableȱ withȱ findingsȱ ofȱ Saidaiah et al. ȱ (2008),ȱ

100-seedȱ weight isȱ oneȱ ofȱ theȱ importantȱ grainȱ

Bhavanaȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱRamȱReddyȱ et al. ȱ(2011),ȱRajeshȱ

characters.ȱ Grains,ȱ theȱ ultimateȱ economicȱ productȱ

et al. ȱ(2014)ȱandȱRuswandiȱ et al .ȱ(2015).

fromȱ theȱ maizeȱ plantȱ areȱ theȱ netȱ resultȱ ofȱ variousȱ

components.ȱTheȱtotalȱyieldȱinȱmaizeȱisȱinfluencedȱbyȱ

Number of kernel rows per ear

severalȱgrainȱcomponentȱcharacters.ȱ100-seedȱweightȱ

Theȱ characterȱ numberȱ ofȱ kernelȱ rowsȱ perȱ earȱ inȱ pooledȱ analysisȱ recordedȱ positiveȱ significantȱ

recordedȱpositiveȱsignificantȱaverageȱheterosisȱinȱ18ȱ averageȱheterosisȱinȱ37ȱhybridsȱandȱitȱrangedȱfromȱ

hybridsȱandȱitȱrangedȱfromȱ-6.10ȱtoȱ28.98ȱperȱcent.ȱ -19.66ȱtoȱ60.15ȱperȱcent.ȱTheȱsignificantȱheterobeltiosisȱ

Theȱsignificantȱheterobeltiosisȱwasȱobservedȱinȱnineȱ wasȱ observedȱ inȱ 27ȱ hybrids,ȱ withȱ aȱ rangeȱ fromȱ

hybridsȱwithȱaȱrangeȱfromȱ-14.10ȱtoȱ27.08ȱperȱcent.ȱ -22.67ȱtoȱ53.79ȱperȱcent.ȱPositiveȱsignificantȱstandardȱ

However,ȱtheȱpositiveȱsignificantȱstandardȱheterosisȱ heterosisȱ wasȱ observedȱ inȱ noneȱ ofȱ theȱ hybrids,ȱ

wasȱ observedȱ inȱ sevenȱ hybridsȱ rangingȱ fromȱ 7.44ȱ rangingȱfromȱ-40.16ȱtoȱ3.37ȱperȱcentȱwhenȱcomparedȱ

toȱ21.04,ȱsixȱhybridsȱrangingȱfromȱ-9.51ȱtoȱ18.33ȱperȱ withȱcheckȱDHM-117.ȱWhileȱoverȱ900ȱMȱGoldȱcheck,ȱ

centȱoverȱDHM-117ȱandȱ900ȱ MȱGold,ȱrespectively.ȱ onlyȱ oneȱ hybridȱ recordedȱ positivelyȱ significantȱ

Theȱ highestȱ standardȱ heterosisȱ wasȱ recordedȱ inȱ standardȱ heterosisȱ withȱ aȱ rangeȱ ofȱ -39.53ȱ toȱ 4.46ȱ

CM-211ȱ Xȱ BML-5233-5ȱ alongȱ withȱ per se ȱ andȱ highȱ perȱ cent.ȱ Noneȱ ofȱ theȱ hybridȱ wasȱ observedȱ withȱ

heterobeltiosis.ȱTheȱhybridsȱBML-2782ȱXȱBML-5233-

significantȱ standardȱ heterosisȱ overȱ DHM-117ȱ andȱ

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