The experiment was carried out at the Field of Agric.& Forestry
Duhok University during two seasons (2011,2012). General and specific
combining abilities were evaluated for estimating their effects and
reciprocal effect. Gene action a heritability for yield its components
within the method of a full – diallel crosses among four varieties of faba
bean v1Z: -(1) Spain, (2) Turkish ,(3) Italy and (4) local variety and their
F1, hybrids. Using Randomized complete block design with three
replication ,according Griffing,(1956)and Hayman,(1954) methods . The
results showed that general and specific combining ability was significant
for most studied characters. The reciprocal effect was significant for all
studied characters . The result also showed that the components of SCA
was higher than the GCA variance for all studied character except protein
percentage, it can be predicated for non additive gene action for this
characters. Broad sense heritability was high for all the characters, while
narrow sense heritability was higher for number of branchplant, number
of seedplant , seeds yield| plant and protein percentage ,which indicate
additive gene action for these characters . Average degree of dominance
were higher more than one for all characters except number of branch
plant, number of seedspod, this indicated over dominance control for
these character. |