Journal article
Male-sterility systems in pigeonpea and their role in enhancing yield
Plant Breeding, Vol.129(2), pp.125-134
2010
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.
Details
- Title
- Male-sterility systems in pigeonpea and their role in enhancing yield
- Authors/Creators
- K.B. Saxena (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR. Sultana (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsN. Mallikarjuna (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.K. Saxena (Author/Creator) - International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsR.V. Kumar (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 Tropics
- Publication Details
- Plant Breeding, Vol.129(2), pp.125-134
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Identifiers
- 991005543987607891
- Copyright
- © 2010 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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