http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9033 2017-10-20T11:00:49Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata http://oar.icrisat.org/9033/ Combining ability studies of pigeonpea CGMS lines with an obcordate leaf marker Patil, S B Hingane, A J Sameer Kumar, C V Mula, M G Vijaya Kumar, R Saxena, K B Pigeonpea Hybrid pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] breeding technology based on CGMS was recently developed. A program was initiated to track the purity of female parental lines by incorporating an obcordate leaf shape marker in established male sterile A-lines. Seven obcordate A-lines developed by backcrossing and selection were crossed with four known fertility restorers in line x tester mating design to study their general and specific combining ability. Higher magnitude of SCA effect showed that, hybrid yield was under the control of non-additive genes. Among A-lines, ICPA 2204 was the best general combiner. Among testers, ICPL 20116 was the best general combiner. Among hybrids, ICPA 2208 x ICPL 20108 a cross between high GCA parents was the best with positive significant SCA effect and higher mean performance for grain yield, 100-seed mass, number of seeds/pod and resistance to fusarium wilt disease. The success of this technology will help addressing the issue of seed quality to some extent. Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development 2015-09-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://oar.icrisat.org/9033/1/JournalofFoodlegumes_28_2_105-110_2015.pdf Patil, S B and Hingane, A J and Sameer Kumar, C V and Mula, M G and Vijaya Kumar, R and Saxena, K B (2015) Combining ability studies of pigeonpea CGMS lines with an obcordate leaf marker. Journal of Food Legumes, 28 (2). pp. 105-110. ISSN 0970-6380 http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-662-44406-1_9 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage