Research Article

Genetic Parameters for Determining Useful Parents in Mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek) Breeding for Early Maturity, Small Seed Size, and High Seed Yield

Table 5

General combining ability effect in 5 × 5 complete diallel of mungbean.

Parents∑ cluster∑ branchesPlant height∑ pods/plantPod lengthDays to maturitySeed yield per plant100-seed weight

G1−0.46 −0.19 −2.48 −0.840.03−1.11 −0.010.21
G2−0.03−0.13−3.95 0.620.09−1.18 −0.12−0.06
G31.38 0.39 13.03 4.37 −0.30 2.46 1.11 −1.42
G4−0.30 0.10−3.16 −0.610.33 −0.460.44 0.32
G5−0.59 −0.16 −3.44 −3.55 −0.150.27−0.430.95
SE (Gij)0.090.050.530.310.060.350.140.09
SE (Gi-Gj)0.140.080.830.500.090.550.220.15
CD at 5%0.280.151.681.000.181.110.440.29

Symbols and are significant at 5 and 1% level of probability.