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SELECTION INDICES FOR YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS IN SWEET CORN

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dc.contributor.author Muhammad Jawad Asghari
dc.contributor.author Syed Sadaqat Mehdi
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-06T10:28:02Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-06T10:28:02Z
dc.date.issued 2010-04-20
dc.identifier.citation Asghar, M. J., & Mehdi, S. S. (2010). Selection indices for yield and quality traits in sweet corn. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 42(2), 775-789. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0556-3321
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/17036
dc.description.abstract The efficiency of three selection indices, viz., Smith-Hazel index (SHI), Desired gain index (DGI) and Base Index (BI) was compared for the improvement of an open pollinated sweet corn (Zea mays L. Saccharata) population. The data of genetic studies on various yield and quality traits among S1 families were used to construct these selection indices. Smith-Hazel index was found to be the most efficient in improving the aggregate genotype of yield traits for most of the selection strategies. Base index proved to be more efficient as compared to Smith-Hazel index in the improvement of aggregate genotype for five out of six selection strategies of quality traits. Both smith-hazel and Base indices were found useful for the improvement of sweetness and sweet flavour for all the selection strategies. When selection was confined to eight yield and four quality traits simultaneously, Base index proved to be more efficient as compared to Smith-Hazel index and desired gain index in improving the aggregate genotype for almost all the selection strategies. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society, University of Karachi en_US
dc.title SELECTION INDICES FOR YIELD AND QUALITY TRAITS IN SWEET CORN en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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