Agronomy Department
INHERITANCE OF GRAIN YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN SOME DURUM WHEAT (Triticum durum L.) CROSSES
By
Mohammed Ismail Mohammed Ahmed
B.Sc. Agric. (Agronomy) El-Azhar University 2001
THESIS
SUBMITTED IN FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE (AGRONOMY)
UNDER SUPERVISION OF
Dr. Abd El–Hameed E. El–Karamity
Prof. of Agronomy, Fac. Agric., Minia University
Dr. Mansour A. Salem
Prof. of Agronomy, Fac. Agric., Minia University
Dr. Ahmed M. Tammam
Prof. of National Wheat Research Program, FCRI, ARC.
2007
قسم المحاصيل
وراثة المحصول ومكوناته فى بعض هجن قمح الديــورم
رسـالة مقدمـة من
محمد إسـماعيل محمد أحمد
بكالوريوس العلوم الزراعية – قسم المحاصيل - كلية الزراعة- جامعة الأزهر2001
لإستيفاء متطلبات الحصول على درجة
الماجستير في العلوم الزراعية
(محاصيل)
إشراف
الدكتور / عبد الحميد السيد القراميطى
أستاذ المحاصيل بكلية الزراعة - جامعة المنيا
الدكتور / منصور عبد المجيد سالم
أستاذ المحاصيل بكلية الزراعة - جامعة المنيا
الدكتور / احمد محمد تمام
رئيس بحوث البرنامج القومي لبحوث القمح- معهد بحوث المحاصيل الحقلية
مركز البحوث الزراعية- الجيزة
2007
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to Prof. Dr. A. E. El-Karamity and Prof. Dr. M. A. Salem, Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University for their kind supervision, advice and help during the course of study and also for their guidance and assistance in the preparation, writing and reviewing of the manu******.
Deep gratitude is expressed to Prof. Dr. A. M. Tammam, Wheat Research Program, Field Crops Res. Institute, ARC, Egypt. For his supervision and help during conducting the trails and writing this thesis.
I am greatly indebted to all staff members of Agronomy of Dept; Faculty Agric., Minia University and staff members of wheat Research Program at Shandweel Agric. Res. Station.
I am deeply indebted to my father, mother, brother, sisters and all my family for their moral support and patience throughout the study period.
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Subject
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I. Introduction ………………………………………… …….
II. Review of Literature ……………………………………..
1- Combining ability……………………………………. ..
2- Heterosis………………………………… ………….
3- Correlation coefficients………………………………..
III. Materials and Methods……………………………………. .
IV. Results and Discussion…………………………………
1. Mean performance………………………………… …...
2. Heterosis………………………………… …………...
3. Combining Ability……………………………………. ..
3.1. General combining ability………………………….
3.2. Specific combining ability………………………….
4. Genetic components ……………………………...
V. Correlation ………………………………………… …….
VI. Summary ………………………………………… ……..
IVI. References ………………………………………… …..
Arabic Sumary…………………………………… …………
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