Commercial Utilisation of Hybrid Vigour in Cumbu (Pennisetum typhoides S. & H.) in Madras State

R. VEERASWAMY and V. SRINIVASAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03968

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Commercial Utilisation of Hybrid Vigour in Cumbu (Pennisetum typhoides S. & H.) in Madras State

R. VEERASWAMY and V. SRINIVASAN

Volume : 49

Issue: Feb-feb

Pages: 47 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03968

Published: November 03, 2023

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Abstract

A special project implemented in Madras State during 1959-60 and 1960-61 for the maintenanco and multiplication of selected homozygous parental stocks possessing maximum combining potentiality and the commercial production of hybrid seeds resulted in the production and distribution of one and a half lakhs of pounds of quality hybrid seeds of cumbu. This paved way for an additional production of 2,108 tons of food grains valued at 7-5 lakhs of rupees.

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https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A03968

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47 - 49

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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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