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TMVCH1-THE FIRST CASTOR HYBRID FOR TAMILNADU

Volume : 86
Issue: Jan-mar
Pages: 94 - 96
Published: June 29, 2023
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Abstract


The castor hybrid TMVCHI was developed by crossing the stable thermosensitive pistillate line LRES 17 with the high yielding pollinator TMVS. This medium duration hybrid comes to maturity in 160-170 days. It gives an average seed yield of 1180 kg/ha as a pure crop and 471 kg/ha as an intercrop. It has more branches possessing more number of productive spikes. This hybrid has a higher oil content of 51.7 per cent.

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94 - 96
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Thermosensitive pistillate line TMVCHI Hybrid castor
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