Combining Ability and Agronomic Performance of Diallel Crosses of Low-Nitrogen Tolerant Maize Inbred Lines
Published Online: Jun 26, 2025
Page range: 114 - 132
Received: Nov 15, 2024
Accepted: Apr 16, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/agri-2024-0009
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Low soil nitrogen (N)-tolerant inbred lines often possess advantageous genetic traits that confer resilience in N-deficient environments, making them suitable for developing high-yielding hybrids. This study assessed the combining ability of 11 low-N-tolerant inbred lines and the agronomic performance of their diallel hybrids under low-N and non-stressed conditions to identify hybrids adapted to N stress. Significant general combining ability (GCA) effects (