Morphological characteristics of ICRISAT-bred pearl millet hybrid seed parents.

Authors :: Rai, K. N.
Gupta, S. K.
Bhattacharjee, Ranjana
Kulkarni, V. N.
Singh, A. K.
Rao, A. S.
Source :: Journal of SAT Agricultural Research. 2009, Vol. 7, p1-7. 7p. 3 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: The article presents a study on the morphological characteristics of the pearl millet hybrid seed bred by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Pantancheru, India. The study intends to improve the breeding lines and the potential hybrid parents of the pearl millet. The hybrid plants were evaluated on their capability to resist the downy mildew, the most dreaded disease of pearl millet.