Eighteen single cross hybrids were sown along with their nine parents using RCBD in the research area of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics in the season 2015 -16. Analysis of variance f or all the characters under study showed significant difference among genotypes. The line 9865 proved its worth as a good general combiner for traits like number of tillers, spike length, number of spikelets per spi ke and grain weight per spike, while positive general combining ability for other traits like days to maturity, days to heading, number of grains per spike, 10 00-grain weight and grain yield per plant was observed for the other female parent 9870. Among testers (males) Galaxy-13 exhibited positive general combining ability for all the traits under study excluding grain weight per spike which have n egative effects. The cross 9870× AAS-11 proved to be the best specific combiner for the traits grain weight per spike, number of grains per spike and grain yield per plant. The G CA to SCA ratio illustrated that there is action of non-additive gene s that is involved in the inheritance of most of the traits like flag leaf area, plant height, number of tillers per plant, days to maturity, gra in weight per spike, grain yield per plant and 1000-grain weight. It is concluded that hybrid breeding will be more useful for improvement of mentioned traits. Additive gene action was involved in the inheritance of traits like days to heading, spike length, number of grains and number of spikelets per
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