?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12014%2F&rft.title=Morphological+Characteristics+of+ICRISAT-bred+Pearl+Millet%0D%0AHybrid+Seed+Parents+(2005-2018)&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+S+K&rft.creator=Patil%2C+S&rft.creator=Boratkar%2C+M&rft.creator=Pujar%2C+M&rft.subject=Pearl+Millet&rft.description=Pearl+millet+(Pennisetum+glaucum+(L)+R.+Br.)+is+a+major+warm-season+nutri-cereal+grown+on+~34+million%0D%0Aha+across+the+world+with+the+majority+of+area+(%3E95%25)+in+the+arid+and+semi-arid+tropical+(SAT)+regions+of%0D%0AAsia+(~11+million+ha)+and+Africa+(~22+million+ha)+(FAO%2C+2020).+India+is+the+largest+producer+with+an+average%0D%0Aproduction+of+9.35+million+tonnes+and+productivity+of+1391+kg+ha-1+occupying+an+area+of+7.41+million+ha%0D%0A(Directorate+of+Millets+Development%2C+2021-22).+It+is+a+highly+cross-pollinated+crop+with+an+outcrossing%0D%0Arate+of+more+than+85%25.+The+protogynous+flowering+and+wind-borne+pollination+favor+cross-pollination%2C%0D%0Amaking+open-pollinated+varieties+(OPVs)+as+the+natural+cultivar+state+of+this+crop.+However%2C+OPVs%2C+are+not%0D%0Aamenable+to+achieving+as+much+heterozygosity+and+the+consequent+heterosis+as+possible+in+single-cross%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+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+plays+a+pivotal+role+in+developing+diverse+range%0D%0Aof+improved+breeding+lines+and+potential+hybrid+parents%2C+leaving+the+development%2C+testing+and+release+of%0D%0Ahybrids+to+the+NARS+and+the+private+sector.....&rft.publisher=ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India&rft.date=2022-09-30&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F12014%2F1%2FMorphological%2520Characteristics%2520of%2520ICRISAT-bred%2520Pearl%2520Millet%2520Hybrid%2520Seed%2520Parents_low.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gupta%2C+S+K+and+Patil%2C+S+and+Boratkar%2C+M+and+Pujar%2C+M++(2022)+Morphological+Characteristics+of+ICRISAT-bred+Pearl+Millet+Hybrid+Seed+Parents+(2005-2018).++Technical+Report.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++