DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC MALE STERILE LINES IN SAFFLOWER

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M. RAMACHANDRAM
M. SUJATHA

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The scope of hybrid safflower to overcome current yield barriers is well known. The development of genetic male steriles [1] offers a feasible approach to hybrid seed production. However, certain inh~rent deficiencies of these recessive genetic male sterile lines limited their use in hybrid breeding programme [2]. The recently reported induced dominant male sterility [3] too has very limited application in safflower hybrid development. In this context, the present note reports the isolation of eight genetic male sterile lines with improved agronomic base and striped hull seed, giving about 38% oil on whole seed basis.

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RAMACHANDRAM, M., & SUJATHA, M. (1991). DEVELOPMENT OF GENETIC MALE STERILE LINES IN SAFFLOWER. INDIAN JOURNAL OF GENETICS AND PLANT BREEDING, 51(02), 268–269. https://doi.org/.
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