Combining ability from parents.F1 and F2 generations was analysed from diallel crosses with five diverse varieties of pea.viz.T163.Duke of Albany.Bonneville.perfection new line and Satha.Yield and a few impor- tant components of yield studied.Though variance due to general and specific combining ability was significant,gca varience was predomiinant for all the characters except seed yield per plant for which sca variance was higher.The per se performance of the parents and crosses was not usually associated with the combining ability effects.Attempts to isolate pure lines from advanced generation for most of the charaters may be worthwide from crosses Bonneville x Satha.Perfection new line x Satha and Duke of Albany x Satha.
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