A simple, cost effective and novel method of establishment of seeds of wild species and interspecific crosses of niger

SIMPLE, COST EFFECTIVE NOVEL METHOD OF ESTABLISHMENT OF WILD SPECIES OF NIGER


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Authors

  • M SUJATHA ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 300, Telangana State
  • H D PUSHPA ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 300, Telangana State

https://doi.org/10.56739/b2scc128

Keywords:

Niger, Seeds, Wild species

Abstract

In niger, seeds of wild species are smaller than cultivated niger but, flowers of Guizotia scabra are large with more number of ray and disc florets. Seeds of wild species planted directly in the field often fail to establish and plantlet recovery is very low. To overcome these limitations, seeds are planted in different containers with various kinds of potting mixes. A simple method has been developed for raising the wild species of niger using peat pellets. Using this procedure, there was 100% germination as well as 100% plant establishment was observed. This procedure can be successfully be used for all the crops with such difficulties in initial establishment of the plants.

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References

Getinet A and SM Sharma 1996. Niger, Guizotia abyssinica (L.f.) Cass. promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome.

Murthy H N, Hiremath S C, and Salimath S S 1993. Origin, evolution and genome differentiation in Guizotia abyssinica and its wild species. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 87: 587-592. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00221882

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Submitted

2024-05-29

Published

2023-10-09

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 03 (2023): Journal of Oilseeds Research

Section

Short-Communication

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How to Cite

M SUJATHA, & H D PUSHPA. (2023). A simple, cost effective and novel method of establishment of seeds of wild species and interspecific crosses of niger: SIMPLE, COST EFFECTIVE NOVEL METHOD OF ESTABLISHMENT OF WILD SPECIES OF NIGER. Journal of Oilseeds Research, 40(03), 166-168. https://doi.org/10.56739/b2scc128