Single Cross Hybrid Seed Production in maize


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Authors

  • Sheshnath Mishra
  • Arvind Kumar
  • S L Jat
  • C M Parihar
  • Vishwanath Sharma
  • G K Chikkappa
  • A K Singh

Abstract

Single hybrid seed production involves crossing of a female parent
with a male parent having desired characteristics in isolated field.
Among the various techniques of hybrid seed production, such as
single cross, double cross, three ways cross and top cross, the foremost (single cross) technique is mostly favoured by farmers in India, due to uniformity and high yield.

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Author Biographies

  • Sheshnath Mishra
    SRF, Division of Vegetable Science, IARI,
  • Arvind Kumar
    YPII, ICAR-IIMR,
  • S L Jat
    Scietists, ICAR-IIMR,
  • C M Parihar
    PhD Scholar, Division of Seed Science and Technology, IARI,
  • Vishwanath Sharma
    Scientist, WTC, IARI,
  • G K Chikkappa
    Scietists, ICAR-IIMR,
  • A K Singh
    Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR.

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Submitted

2017-12-01

Published

2017-12-05

Issue

Vol. 67 No. 5 (2017)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Mishra, S., Kumar, A., Jat, S. L., Parihar, C. M., Sharma, V., Chikkappa, G. K., & Singh, A. K. (2017). Single Cross Hybrid Seed Production in maize. Indian Farming, 67(5). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/76217