Assessing the best crosses along with its parents for seed yield and quality traits in Indian mustard based on Combining Ability Analysis

Indian mustard is the most extensively cultivated oilseed crop in India, which has a very significant nutritional and economic value. Understanding the genetic mechanisms is important for developing high yielding varieties, mainly the ones governing traits like seed yield. The material was estimated in a Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications, and data were recorded on 14 agronomic and quality traits.RH-0749, LAXMI, RL1359, RAJAT, and MAYA as superior general combiners, while hybrids RL1359 × RAJAT and RGN-73 × MAYA exhibited high specific combining ability based on the Combining Ability Analysis. Lower GCA variance than SCA variance and low predictability ratios implied the predominance of non-additive gene action, supporting the potential for heterosis breeding.