Research Article
Author(s): Adewusi Olamide F*
This study was carried out on the molecular diversity and identification of heterotic cross combination for seed yield and its related characters in soybean genotypes, Glycine max (L.) Merrill using SNP markers. The aim of the study was to assess the genetic diversity among the soybean genotypes based on SNP markers and to obtain information on the combining abilities of parents and the crosses and the gene actions involved in the expression in the various soybean yield contributing characters. The field experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The result showed that mean square due to General Combining Ability (GCA) were highly significant for all the characters except Plant Height at Flowering and Number of Branches per Plant whereas in Specific Combining Ability (SCA), the mean square was found significant in Days to Flowering, P.. Read More»