Exploitation of Heterosis in Pearl Millet: A Review

Exploitation of Heterosis in Pearl Millet: A Review

The phenomenon of heterosis has fascinated plant breeders ever since it was first described by Charles Darwin in 1876 in the vegetable kingdom and later elaborated by George H Shull and Edward M East in maize during 1908. Heterosis is the phenotypic and functional superiority manifested in the F<...

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Main Authors: Rakesh K. Srivastava, Srikanth Bollam, Vijayalakshmi Pujarula, Madhu Pusuluri, Ram B. Singh, Gopi Potupureddi, Rajeev Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
heterosis
hybrid vigor
pearl millet
genome sequence
heterotic gene pools
genomic selection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/7/807

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