Identification of restores and Maintainers for Developing Hibrid Rice

M. Sabar, M. Akhter, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Syed Sultan Ali and Mushtaq Ahmad

Abstract
Some genetic material was evaluated at Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore during 2002-2004 for its use in hybrid rice technology. One hundred and nine rice genotypes were evaluated for their status in hybrid rice parental gene pool. Twenty restorers and 26 maintainers have been identified for use in hybrid rice research programme. Maintainer lines possessing desirable characteristics will be converted into cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines to utilize for the development of rice hybrids.

Keywords: Oryza sativa; genotypes; crossbreeding; hybrids; Pakistan.

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