Heterosis breeding in coconut - Past, present and future

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dc.contributor.authorDhamodaran, S.
dc.contributor.authorViraktamath, B.C.
dc.contributor.authorIyer, R.D.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-23T09:44:07Z
dc.date.available2014-06-23T09:44:07Z
dc.date.issued2007-02
dc.description.abstractThe coconut improvement programme through breeding was initiated in the early part of the current century. The discovery of hybrid vigour in coconut in India by Patel (1937) was a significant landmark in the history of coconut improvement. Subsequently, systematic efforts were made in Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast and Jamaica which led to the successful exploitation of hybrid vigour in coconut. Selection of elite parental palms, testing their combining ability and establishing seed gardens with promising parental lines for hybrid seed production, are the important steps in heterosis breeding. The desired traits both from Dwarf and Tall parents are brought together in hybrids. Due to the concerted efforts of coconut breeders many hybrids have been relesedfor cultivation in different coconut growing countries. Notable among them is the Ivory Coast hybridMAWA ofl.R.H.O., whichhas been widely distributed in different S.E. Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines etc. The historical background of heterosis breeding, present status and future programmes envisaged in various coconut growing countries have been reviewed in this paper.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIndian Coconut J. 1992 v-23 i-1 p-8-16en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3211
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleHeterosis breeding in coconut - Past, present and futureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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