%0 Journal Article %@ 1023-4861 %A Saxena, K B %A Byth, D E %A Wallis, E S %A Dundas, I S %D 1983 %F icrisat:5228 %I International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics %J International Chickpea and Pigeonpea Newsletter %P 20-21 %T Genetic basis of male sterility in pigeonpea %U http://oar.icrisat.org/5228/ %X A new source of genetic male sterility - characterized by brown» arrow-shaped anthers was Identified at the University of Queensland. It was first identified in the line B15B which was derived as a selection from the cultivar Royes. To obtain preliminary information on the genetic basis of this male-sterile character., fertile plants from B15B and F5 progenies of the cross (B15B x QPL-1) were grown..