@manual{icrisat4889, publisher = {International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics}, organization = {International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics}, address = {Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India}, year = {2005}, type = {Documentation}, title = {ICRISAT-Private Sector Partnership in Hybrid Parents Research. An ICRISAT Success Story}, author = {K B Saxena and C L L Gowda and B V S Reddy and K N Rai}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/4889/}, abstract = {Recent years have witnessed remarkable growth in private sector investment in crop improvement, research and development, especially in crops that provide hybrid cultivar options. The sorghum and pearl millet hybrid seed industry has a wellestablished base in India and has derived immense economic benefits from hybrid parents research at ICRISAT. Pigeonpea hybrids are also now becoming a commercially viable proposition.} }