Record Details

Hybrid potential of 81 A–A dwarf male-sterile line of pearl millet

OAR@ICRISAT

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Relation http://oar.icrisat.org/6708/
http://indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijgpb&volume=46&issue=2&article=001
 
Title Hybrid potential of 81 A–A dwarf male-sterile line of pearl millet
 
Creator Rai, K N
Andrews, D J
Rao, A S
 
Subject Millets
 
Description Two sets of about 50 diverse variety-cross progenies each were crossed onto 5141A and 8IA, a d, dwarf male-sterile line of pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke]. Results from yield trials showed that the 81A hybrids yielded significantly more than the 5141A hybrids. There were indications that pollen parents of high yielding 5141A hybrids will also produce high yielding hybrids when crossed onto 81A. Relatively longer heads, larger seeds and perhaps more head girth of the 81A hybrids, which matured 2–4 days later, contributed to their yield superiority over the 5141A hybrids which, however, had more tillers. Although 81A is shorter than 5141 A, hybrids on 81A were significantly taller but there was no increase in lodging since the 81A hybrids have stronger stems than the 5141A hybrids. The hybrids on 81A also showed higher grain protein content than those on 5I41A. Under field conditions line 5141A registered up to 65% downy mildew, whereas 81A remained free of downy mildew
 
Publisher Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding
 
Date 1986
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Rights —
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/6708/1/IJGPB_46_2_295-303_1986.pdf
Rai, K N and Andrews, D J and Rao, A S (1986) Hybrid potential of 81 A–A dwarf male-sterile line of pearl millet. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding, 46 (2). pp. 295-303. ISSN 0019-5200