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Combining Ability Testing

Combining Ability Testing is a methodological framework in quantitative genetics that assesses the genetic potential of specific parental lines to produce superior offspring in hybrid combinations, distinguished by its focus on partitioning additive and non-additive genetic effects to predict hybrid performance.

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2017–2026

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Publications

522

Concept of General and Specific Combining Ability in Relation to Diallel Crossing Systems

B Griffing · Australian Journal of Biological Sciences · 1956 · 4K citations

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General vs. Specific Combining Ability in Single Crosses of Corn<sup>1</sup>

G. F. Sprague, Loyd A. Tatum · Agronomy Journal · 1942 · 1.1K citations

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Issues in Diallel Analysis

Robert J. Baker · Crop Science · 1978 · 851 citations

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A Breeding Procedure Designed To Make Maximum Use of Both General and Specific Combining Ability<sup>1</sup>

R. E. Comstock, H. F. Robinson, P. H. Harvey · Agronomy Journal · 1949 · 432 citations

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Recurrent Selection for Specific Combining Ability in Corn<sup>1</sup>

Fred H. Hull · Agronomy Journal · 1945 · 288 citations

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  1. BB
    Baffour Badu‐Apraku

    International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Nigeria

    7 publications · 317 citations

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  2. WA
    W. A. Russell

    Iowa State University, United States

    5 publications · 204 citations

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  3. HZ
    Habtamu Zelleke

    Haramaya University, Ethiopia

    5 publications · 106 citations

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  4. AE
    Albrecht E. Melchinger

    University of Hohenheim, Germany

    5 publications · 163 citations

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  5. JC
    José Crossa

    Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz Y Trigo, Mexico

    5 publications · 302 citations

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Institutions

423

  1. Iowa State University

    Ames, United States

    13 h-index

    19 publications

    656 citations

  2. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation

    Brasília, Brazil

    11 h-index

    17 publications

    321 citations

  3. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    18 publications

    393 citations

  4. Universidade Federal de Viçosa

    Viçosa, Brazil

    9 h-index

    21 publications

    573 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    8 h-index

    13 publications

    392 citations

  6. Kansas State University

    Manhattan, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    397 citations

  7. Agricultural Research Center

    Giza, Egypt

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    206 citations

  8. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

    Beijing, China

    7 h-index

    40 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. Crop Science

    96 publications · 4.1K citations

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  2. Agronomy Journal

    20 publications · 2.6K citations

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  3. 12

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  4. Theoretical and Applied Genetics

    11 publications · 294 citations

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