Combining ability and heterosis under pest epidemics in a broad-based global wheat-breeding population

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This experiment was undertaken to assess the advantages of using diallel crosses to define combining ability and understand heterosis in a broad-based wheat-breeding population across different environments affected by yellow rust. This research shows the power of available quantitative breeding tools to help breeders choose parental sources in a population improvement programme.

Keywords: crop plants food yellow rust crops wheat insects agriculture pests heterosis wheat-breeding pest epidemics