Indian Society of Genetics & Plant Breeding
Of the total cotton growing area in Gujarat, G. hirsutum hybrids and Desi cotton
varieties/hybrids cover about 45 and 52 per cent area respectively. Irrigated cotton
covers about 27 per cent of the total cotton area. Hence, to get immediate increase
in the lint productivity in the state, the only way is to develop high yielding Asiatic
cotton varieties and desi hybrids. Due to seed production problem in desi hybrids,
two released hybrids, G. Cot. DH-7 and G.Cot.DIi-9 have not covered sizable area
in the state. The seed production cost of conventional hybrids has also increased
considerably, which is a limiting factor for the poor/marginal farmers to grow
hybrids. However, with the availability of male sterile lines in G. arboreum and
G. hirsutum, seed production cost can be reduced with increased purity. Keeping
these view, work has been undertaken to develop inter/intraspecific crosses of
Indo-American and Asiatic cottons based on GMS and CMS/restorer system.
Keywords: G. hirsutum hybrids and Desi cotton
Year: 2000
Volume: 60
Issue: 1
Article DOI: NA
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906
J. C. PATEL, U. G. PATEL, D. H. PATEL, R. H. PATEL AND M. V. PATEL info_circle
Download PDF