Vol. 8, Special Issue 11, Part E (2024)

The analysed the heterosis and combining ability for protein content ant oil content in soybean. 21 F₁ hybrids were developed from crosses between seven line and three tester of soybean in line x tester mating design. These 21 crosses along with parent including check JS 95-60 were evaluated in Randomized Block design with three replications. In present study on mean performance, heterosis and combining ability, crosses viz., RKS 18 x JS 20-98, RVS 2011-10 x NRC 150, RVS 2011-10 x NRC 130 and AUKS 238 x JS 20-98 were identified for quality traits. The results of present study suggested that heterosis coupled with high SCA effects might be considered as a criteria for selecting crosses for further improvement with respect to quality traits.