Pak. J. Bot., 39(1): 47-55, 2007. | Back to Contents | ||||
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STUDIES ON COMBINING ABILITY OF CITRUS HYBRIDS WITH INDIGENOUS COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS WAQAR AHMED, KHURRAM ZIAF, M. AZHER NAWAZ, B.A. SALEEM AND C.M. AYYUB Abstract: An experiment was conducted in which introduced citrus hybrids (Orlando
tangelo, Minneola tangelo, Saminola tangelo, Honey mandarin, Pixie mandarin
and Frost dancy tangerine) were crossed with Mosambi, Kinnow and Duncan
grapefruit as male parents. Pollen viability and pollen germination
studies were also conducted. Pollen viability was maximum in Pixie mandarin
(92.81%) while least in Frost dancy tangerine (FDT) (16.27%). Pollen
tube growth studies revealed non-significant difference as pollen tube
travelled 9.16, 5.80 and 4.70% of the gynoecia, in tangelos, mandarins
and tangerine hybrids respectively. Kinnow generated the best value
as the male parent with Honey mandarin and Orlando tangelo, while the
performance with other hybrids was inconsistent as for as specific combining
ability (SCA) was concerned. Although, Kinnow belongs to mandarins yet,
great variability was found with Pixie mandarin for combining ability.
Kinnow proved as a better pollinizer for all the experimental hybrids
as for as general combining ability (GCA) is concerned. Mosambi as a
male parent behaved inconsistently with experimental hybrids for fruit
setting. Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. |
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