Notification of crop varieties and registration of germplasm: Pearl millet variety ‘Dhanashakti’

This variety was bred for high content of iron and zinc

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2014
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Agriculture
Authors:
Rai, K.N., Govindaraj, M., Rao, A.S., Cherian, B., Kulkarni, M.P., Patil, H.T., Rajpurohit, B.S., Shivade, H., Yadav, O.P., Kairwal, I.S.

Abstract

This variety was bred for high content of iron and zinc. With the official release, Dhanashakti now can be produced by public-sector seed agencies for which adequate quantities of breeder seed can be obtained from ICRISAT and MPKV, Rahuri.

Citation

Rai, K.N.; Patil, H.T.; Yadav, O.P.; Govindaraj, M.; Kairwal, I.S.; Cherian, B.; Rajpurohit, B.S.; Rao, A.S.; Shivade, H.; Kulkarni, M.P. Notification of crop varieties and registration of germplasm: Pearl millet variety Dhanashakti. Indian Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding (2014) 74 (3) 405-406.

Notification of crop varieties and registration of germplasm: Pearl millet variety ‘Dhanashakti’

Published 1 January 2014
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