Challenges and opportunities of breeding early maturing pigeonpea hybrids
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https://doi.org/10.59797/jfl.v27i1.827Keywords:
Cytoplasmic nuclear male-sterility (CGMS), Early maturity hybrids, PigeonpeaAbstract
Recently, a hybrid breeding technology has been successfully developed in pigeonpea and three high yielding hybrids were released. This technology is based on cytoplasmic - nuclear male-sterility (CMS) and insect-aided natural out – crossing systems. These hybrids produced 25-40% more yield over the local cultivars in farmers’ fields. The seed production technology of hybrids and their male and female parents has also now been perfected. These hybrids mature in 6-7 months hence have limited adaptation; to register greater impact of this technology early maturing (4-5 months) group hybrid breeding programme was initiated. This paper, besides reviewing the performance of some early maturing hybrids, discusses their prospects in enhancing productivity in the existing and new potential niches.
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