1Department of Botany, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007.
2Gargi College, University of Delhi, Siri Fort Road, New Delhi-110049.
3Zakir Husain College, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110002.
4National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi-110012.
5Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), 659, 5th ‘A’ Main, Hebbal, Bangalore-560024.
* Author for Correspondence: Email: m_aparajita@yahoo.com
A wide hybrid between Hirschfeldia incana, (which shows shattering resistance and can accumulate thallium) and Brassica carinata was produced through sequential culture of ovary and ovule. Hybridity of F1 progeny was confirmed through morphological studies.
Hirschjeldia incana, Brassica carinata, Wide hybrid, Genetic resource