GENETIC-CONTROL OF FIBER AND SEED PRODUCT IVITY DETERMINED FROM DIALLEL CROSSES IN LINSEED

Diallel crosses performed according to Jinks and Hayman were used to s tudy the genetic control of fiber and seed productivity in linseed Pro ductivity was estimated from analysis of the following traits: plant h eight at the firlike stage, plant height, technical length, fiber perc entage, number of inflorescence branching orders, and number of bolls. Genes for these traits showed additive effects, incomplete dominance, and superdominance. Nonallelic interaction of genes controlling plant height at the firlike stage, was observed in crosses that involved cv s. Belinka and L-41.