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Hybrid technology in enhancing productivity of grain legumes

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Title Hybrid technology in enhancing productivity of grain
legumes
 
Creator Saxena, K B
Kumar, S
Acharya, S
Singh, I P
Srivastava, R K
Kumar, R V
 
Subject Food legumes
Oil seeds
 
Description Grain legumes are considered as the best option for diversification and intensification of agriculture
because of their intrinsic values such as nitrogen fixing ability, higher protein content, and ability to thrive
well in poorly endowed environments. These are invariably grown under unfavorable marginal lands with low
average productivity over the last few decades. Among these grain legumes, pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.)
Millspaugh] offers an opportunity for breaking the yield barrier through hybrids. In the last few years five
different CMS sources have been bred. Among these A2 (C. scarabaoides) and A4 (C. cajanifolius) are being
used in hybrid breeding programmes. Two commercial hybrids GTH 1 and ICPH 2671 have recorded 25 -
40% yield advantage over standard varieties in farmers’ fields.
 
Publisher International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
 
Date 2009
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/2411/1/Hybridtechnology_saxena_2009_.pdf
Saxena, K B and Kumar, S and Acharya, S and Singh, I P and Srivastava, R K and Kumar, R V (2009) Hybrid technology in enhancing productivity of grain legumes. In: International Conference on Grain Legumes: Quality Improvemen , Value Addition and Trade, 14-16 Feb 2009, Kanpur, India.