Journal article
ICPH 2671 – the world's first commercial food legume hybrid
Plant Breeding, Vol.132(5), pp.479-485
2013
Abstract
ICRISAT scientists, working with Indian programme counterparts, developed the world's first cytoplasmic-nuclear male sterility (CMS)-based commercial hybrid in a food legume, the pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.]. The CMS, in combination with natural outcrossing of the crop, was used to develop viable hybrid breeding technology. Hybrid ICPH 2671 recorded 47% superiority for grain yield over the control variety ‘Maruti’ in multilocation on-station testing for 4 years. In the on-farm trials conducted in five Indian states, mean yield of this hybrid (1396 kg/ha) was 46.5% greater than that of the popular cv. ‘Maruti’ (953 kg/ha). Hybrid ICPH 2671 also exhibited high levels of resistance to Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic diseases. The outstanding performance of this hybrid has led to its release for cultivation in India by both a private seed company (as ‘Pushkal’) and a public sector university (as ‘RV ICPH 2671’). Recent developments in hybrid breeding technology and high yield advantages realized in farmers' fields have given hope for a breakthrough in pigeonpea productivity.
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- Title
- ICPH 2671 – the world's first commercial food legume hybrid
- Authors/Creators
- K.B. Saxena (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.V. Kumar (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsA.N. Tikle (Author/Creator) - Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaM.K. Saxena (Author/Creator) - Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaV.S. Gautam (Author/Creator) - Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaS.K. Rao (Author/Creator) - Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaD.K. Khare (Author/Creator) - Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa VidyalayaY.S. Chauhan (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.K. Saxena (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsB.V.S. Reddy (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsD. Sharma (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsL.J. Reddy (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsJ.M. Green (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsD.G. Faris (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsY.L. Nene (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsM. Mula (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR. Sultana (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.K. Srivastava (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsC.L.L. Gowda (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsS.L. Sawargaonkar (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.K. Varshney (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsP. Gupta (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Plant Breeding, Vol.132(5), pp.479-485
- Publisher
- Blackwell Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005540882007891
- Copyright
- © 2013 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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