Hybrid Pigeonpea Produces “Quantum Leap in Yield”
May 11, 2007| |
Scientists at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) announced recently that the new hybrid of grain legume pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan, known as ICPH 2671, produces nearly 50 percent more grain than the popular Indian cultivar Maruti. Agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan predicts that the new pigeonpea hybrids, with their “quantum leap in yield,” could open the way for a revolution in the production of this important pulse, similar to the transformation of wheat and rice production made possible several decades ago by novel semi-dwarf varieties.
ICRISAT is working closely with a consortium of private- and public-sector seed companies in India to ensure that ample supplies of hybrid seeds can be made widely available within the next couple of years.
Read the news article at http://www.cgiar.org/monthlystory/may2007.html.
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