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CO H 1: THE FIRST PIGEONPEA HYBRID FOR TAMIL NADU

Volume : 83
Issue: May-may
Pages: 314 - 316
Published: July 06, 2023
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Abstract


The pigeonpea hybrid Co H I was developed using genetic male sterile line ms T 21 as female parent and ICPL 87109 as male parent. This short duration hybrid matures in 115 to 120 days and is photo insensitive. It is suitable for both irrigated and rainfed conditions. It gives an average grain yield of 936 kg/ha. The dhal has got higher protein content of 22.3 per cent with good cooking quality and over all acceptability.

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314 - 316
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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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Genetic male sterility Co H 1 Hybrid pigeonpea Tamil Nadu.
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