?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12012%2F&rft.title=Characterization+of+ICRISAT+Bred+Pearl+Millet+Restorer+Parents+(2006-2019)&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+S+K&rft.creator=Patil%2C+S&rft.creator=Kannan%2C+R+L&rft.creator=Pujar%2C+M&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+P&rft.subject=Pearl+Millet&rft.description=Pearl+millet+(Pennisetum+glaucum+(L)+R.+Br.)+is+a+major+warm-season+%E2%80%9Cnutricereal%E2%80%9D+grown+on+~34+million%0D%0Aha+across+the+world+with+majority+of+area+(%3E95%25)+in+the+arid+and+semi-arid+tropical+(SAT)+regions+of+Asia%0D%0A(~11+million+ha)+and+Africa+(~22+million+ha)+(FAO%2C+2020).+India+being+the+largest+producer+with+an+average%0D%0Aproduction+of+8.61+million+tonnes+and+productivity+of+1243+kg+ha-1+occupies+an+area+of+6.93+million+ha%0D%0A(Directorate+of+Millets+Development%2C+2020).+It+is+a+highly+cross-pollinated+crop+with+an+outcrossing+rate%0D%0Aof+more+than+85%25.+The+protogynous+flowering+and+wind-borne+pollination+favors+cross-pollination%2C%0D%0Amaking+open-pollinated+varieties+(OPVs)+as+the+natural+cultivar+state+of+this+crop.+OPVs%2C+however%2C+are+not%0D%0Aamenable+to+achieving+as+much+heterozygosity+and+the+consequent+heterosis+as+it+is+possible+in+singlecross%0D%0Ahybrids.+Furthermore%2C+OPVs+are+highly+heterogeneous+and+hence+morphologically+more+variable+than%0D%0Asingle-cross+hybrids.+It+has+been+observed+that+single-cross+hybrids+generally+give+20-30%25+more+grain+yield%0D%0Athan+OPVs+(Rai+et+al.+2006).+Based+on+these+considerations%2C+and+with+the+availability+of+a+commercially%0D%0Aexploitable+cytoplasmic-nuclear+male+sterility+(CMS)%2C+the+National+Agricultural+Research+System+(NARS)+in%0D%0AIndia+took+the+first+significant+step+in+the+world+to+embark+on+grain+hybrid+development.+With+the+rapid%0D%0Agrowth+of+a+vibrant+seed+industry%2C+pearl+millet+research+in+India%2C+both+in+the+private+and+the+public+sector%2C%0D%0Ais+now+almost+all+directed+towards+hybrid+breeding.+In+alignment+with+the+regional+priority+in+Asia+region%2C%0D%0AICRISAT%E2%80%99s+pearl+millet+improvement+research+at+Patancheru+playing+a+pivotal+role+in+developing+diverse%0D%0Arange+of+improved+breeding+lines+and+potential+hybrid+parents%2C+leaving+the+development%2C+testing+and%0D%0Arelease+of+hybrids+to+the+NARS+and+the+private+sector.....&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+S+K&rft.contributor=Patil%2C+S&rft.contributor=Kannan%2C+R+L&rft.contributor=Pujar%2C+M&rft.contributor=Kumar%2C+P&rft.date=2022-09-30&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12012%2F1%2FCharacterization%2520of%2520ICRISAT%2520Bred%2520Pearl%2520millet%2520Restorer%2520Parents%2520%25282006-2019%2529_low.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gupta%2C+S+K+and+Patil%2C+S+and+Kannan%2C+R+L+and+Pujar%2C+M+and+Kumar%2C+P++(2022)+Characterization+of+ICRISAT+Bred+Pearl+Millet+Restorer+Parents+(2006-2019).++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++