The Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding

SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 1991
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue: 4

Interspecific hybridization between Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss and Brassica hirta Moench.

  • Author:
  • J. S. Bijral, B. B. Gupta, Kuldeep Singh, T. R. Sharma
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 476 to 478

SKUAST, Regional Agriculture Research Station, R. S. Pura 181102.

Abstract

An interspecific hybrid between B. juncea and B. hirta was produced. Neither hormonal treatment nor embryo culture was necessary. Morphological features of the trigenomic (ABS) hybrid resembled the female parent Varuna more dosely than B. hirta. Chromosome pairing at MI was 4.06 univalents, 12.31 bivalents and 0.44 trivalents per cell. High fertility of the F1 hybrid indicated the possibility of transferring desirable traits of B. hirta to the elite cultivars of Indian mustard.

Keywords

Brassica juncea, Brassica hirta, interspecific hybrid