Research

Agricultural Sciences

Title :

Development of parental lines with high oil yield and wilt resistance in safflower

Area of research :

Agricultural Sciences

Focus area :

Plant Breeding

Principal Investigator :

Dr. K. Anjani, Scientist, Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR), Hyderabad

Timeline Start Year :

2015

Timeline End Year :

2020

Contact info :

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Executive Summary :

Developing high combining, high oil, high yielding, and wilt resistant diverse inbred parental lines for safflower hybrid breeding. Developing safflower hybrids with high seed yield (>14q under rainfed, >20q under irrigation), oil content (30% & above), and resistance to Fusarium wilt

Co-PI:

Dr. R. D. Prasad, Scientist, Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research (IIOR), Hyderabad

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