Department of Plant Breeding, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
1Present address: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 1-11-256, Begumpet, Hyderabad.
Online published on 25 January, 2012.
Heterosis was studied in 38 F1 hybrids of Bengal-gram at the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 1970–71. Heterosis for yield and the number of pods was quite high, whereas negative heterosis was present for the 100-seed weight and days to 50 per cent flowering.
