Evaluation of hybrids

Abstract

142 hybrids were grown in two rows in an ARBD along with two checks replicated after every 10 entries with a spacing of 90 x 60 cm spacing at IIOR, Hyderabad under rainfed conditios and 120 x 60 spacing at Anand under irrigated conditions. • At IIOR Hyderabad, trial is sown in late kharif due to delayed monsoon and exposed to prolonged dry spell during the crop growth period. Eleven hybrids were numerically superior to the best check, GCH-7 (82 g/plant) (Table 1). • At Anand, 24 hybrids out yielded DCH-519 (3274 kg/ha) and 6 hybrids out yielded GCH-7 (3452 kg/ha). Among them, CEH-297 (DPC-23 x GP-537) and CEH-273 (DPC-21 x GP-783) with 35 % and 33 % higher yield to GCH-7 will be further evaluated. • Five hybrids viz., CEH-346 (DPC-9 x PMC-55), CEH-271 (DPC-21 x GP-640), CEH-352 (SKP-84 x PMC-14), CEH-302 (DPC-23 x GP-699) and CEH-287 (DPC-21 x DCS-89) were high yielding both under rainfed and irrigated conditions.