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First hybrid pigeonpea released

author(s) Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
from Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
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  • Southern Asia
  • Asia
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CTA. 1992. First hybrid pigeonpea released. Spore 38. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Plant breeders at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India have bred the first hybrid pigeonpea. It is now being released to farmers. This is the first time any pulse crop has been hybridized. The...

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