Saxena, K B and Sultana, R and Mallikarjuna, N and Saxena, R K and Kumar, R V and Sawargaonkar, S L and Varshney, R K (2010) Male-sterility systems in pigeonpea and their role in enhancing yield. Plant Breeding, 129 (2). pp. 125-134.
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Abstract
Male-sterility has been successfully used for enhancing yield in a number of cereal and vegetable crops. In food legumes, this technology could never be used either due to non-availability of natural out-crossing system, or an efficient male-sterility system or both. Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.] is a partially cross-pollinated food legume and recent success in breeding a stable male-sterility system has allowed breeders to exploit hybrid vigour for increasing yields. The cytoplasmic-nuclear male-sterility (CMS)-based hybrids have recorded 28.4% yield superiority over local checks in farmers' fields. This paper besides summarizing the reports of all the genetic and CMS systems, also discusses the prospects of utilizing these male-sterility systems in commercial hybrid breeding programmes.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Subjects: | Mandate crops > Pigeonpea |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2011 19:40 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2011 19:40 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2265 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0523.2009.01752.x |
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