Production et gestion des semences d'hybrides du sorgho / D.S. Murty, R. Tabo and O. Ajay

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Murty, D. S

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Series: Bulletin d'information ; no. 41Publication details: Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh Institut international de recherche sur les cultures des zones tropicales semi-arides (ICRISAT) 1995Description: ii, 68 pISBN:

92-9066-274-3

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Summary: Sorghum hybrid seed production and management. Principles and methods of hybrid seed production of sorghum are presented with emphasis on practical aspects of commercial seed production. The floral biology of sorghum and methods of artificial hybridization for use in breeding programs are described. Cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility systems are described in detail, and methods of using them in producing experimental hybrids in breeding programs and commercial quantities of hybrid seed are presented. Crop management options for sorghum are briefly described with emphasis on techniques for effective management of commercial hybrid seed production plots. A glossary of relevant technical is included.

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Book	French Institute of Pondicherry	IFP Ecology collection	AGRO 0141 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		EC4316

Sorghum hybrid seed production and management. Principles and methods of hybrid seed production of sorghum are presented with emphasis on practical aspects of commercial seed production. The floral biology of sorghum and methods of artificial hybridization for use in breeding programs are described. Cytoplasmic-genetic male sterility systems are described in detail, and methods of using them in producing experimental hybrids in breeding programs and commercial quantities of hybrid seed are presented. Crop management options for sorghum are briefly described with emphasis on techniques for effective management of commercial hybrid seed production plots. A glossary of relevant technical is included.

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