Germination tests of all the seeds obtained from the crosses were conducted on 26th May 2010. This was carried out in the Plant Breeding Laboratory of the Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, for seven days. Fifty seeds per cross were placed on a moist filter paper laid inside Petri dishes. Proper germination was indicated by full radicle and plumule extensions. Two millilitres of distilled water was applied daily to maintain moist condition within the Petri dishes. Observations of seedlings with purple coleoptiles from each of the crosses were made. The purple