Heterosis

Heterosis and correlation in interspecific and intraspecific hybrids of cotton

S. Munir, Hussain, S. B., Manzoor, H., Quereshi, M. K., Zubair, M., Nouman, W., Shehzad, A. N., Rasul, S., Manzoor, S. A., Munir, S., Hussain, S. B., Manzoor, H., Quereshi, M. K., Zubair, M., Nouman, W., Shehzad, A. N., Rasul, S., and Manzoor, S. A., Heterosis and correlation in interspecific and intraspecific hybrids of cotton, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Interspecific and intraspecific hybrids show varying degrees of heterosis for yield and yield components. Yield-component traits have complex genetic relationships with each other. To determine the relationship of yield-component traits and fiber traits with seed cotton yield, six lines (Bt. CIM-599, CIM-573, MNH-786, CIM-554, BH-167, and GIZA-7) and three test lines (MNH-886, V4, and CIM-557) were crossed in a line x tester mating design. Heterosis was observed for seed cotton yield, fiber traits, and for other yield-component traits.

Analysis of gene expression patterns and levels in maize hybrids and their parents

H. S. Nie, Li, S. P., Shan, X. H., Wu, Y., Su, S. Z., Liu, H. K., Han, J. Y., and Yuan, Y. P., Analysis of gene expression patterns and levels in maize hybrids and their parents, vol. 14, pp. 15399-15411, 2015.

Heterosis has greatly contributed to conventional plant breeding and is widely used to increase crop plant productivity. However, although some studies have explored the mechanisms of heterosis at the genomic and transcriptome level, these mechanisms still remain unclear. The growth and development of maize seedlings and immature embryos have an important impact on subsequent production.

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