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Genetics and Breeding of Pigeonpea

Compiled By Faujdar Singh and D L Oswalt                                              Click here for the PDF file

This Skill Development Series contains following topics.


Pigeonpea Genetics

  • Qualitative Inheritance
  • Linkage Studies
  • Disease Resistance
  • Quantitative Inheritance
  • Heterosis
  • Male Sterility
  • Genotype by Environment Interaction

Pigeonpea Breeding

  • Germplasm Resources
  •  Hybridization
  • Population Breeding
  • Hybrid Breeding
  • Mutation Breeding
  • Utilization of Wild Relatives
  • Breeding for Special traits
Management Procedures (MP)

MP 1. Selfing in Pigeonpea

MP 2. Emasculation and Crossing Techniques

MP 3. Pedigrees Recording of Breeding-material

MP 4. Maintenance of Breeding Stocks, Composites, and Cultivars

MP 5. Development of Populations Using Genetic Male-sterile Lines

MP 6. Development and Maintenance of Male-sterile Lines

MP 7. Production of Hybrid Seed

References

Evaluation

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