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lnd t3-tl and the fo!6ign lcc€E€loE Lyrrn Gu2 .nd oRs.<br />

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data lor yield ahd 1t6 coDponant. lnvolvlng fou Eel€ct€il<br />

colton vali€ttes. Illgh genelar corblni.g abilj.ty 6!!€ctg<br />

eere ob6eRed lor yt6ld of Eeed cotton boll nulbar, 11nt<br />

p€lcentage, 6tapl6 l,€ng€h aDd boII r6l9ht. HlEh E€ne!.]<br />

coDbinlng abllity, speclflc cdbining abluty a.d<br />

!€ciploc.l elt€cts v.r6 not€d fo. nost o! tha p.rBnts .Dd<br />

hybri,ala tor dlffdant plaD! chdactals.<br />

xhab and Ghaloor (1991) stuitled coDbinltrg<br />

tn Upland cotton and rev6al.d that E€ne!.l<br />

@lbinths ablllty effects ,.!e hlghly 6l9!!!icant in boU<br />

ve1ght j,ndt6tlnE addltlve type o! gene !ct1oD, sh6!€a.<br />

ap€cillc c@binlng abillty effecta ver. hlghly<br />

.lgniflcaht !o! bolts p6r Dlaht anil yl.Id o! s..d coltoh<br />

pq plrlt r6v6aling the pie-dorlnantly noD-.dilitlv€<br />

natDr6 o! gEn. actlon fo! th*e t!.it6.<br />

Khan e! al. (r99u) leported !!or 4a4 dial,l€I<br />

crGr tha! general coDbiniDg lbillty €ff€cts r€i€ highly<br />

slsnillcant In plaht' h€lqht, bolt nbb€!, bolL vaight,<br />

yl€fit o! aeed colton, 6eed lndax. llnt index and stapl6

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