A line X tester analysis was carried out in maize with nine lines and five tester under two plant population density (optimum planting density and high planting density) at the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. Combining ability analysis revealed significant variances due to GCA and SCA for most of the characters in both the environments, indicating importance of both additive and nonadditive genetic variances. | Combining ability analysis of maize inbred lines from line x tester mating design under two plant population density