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Not AvailableCarthamus palaestinus is a late maturing, poor yielding wild species of safflower. The diversity observed in the parental accession of C. palaestiuns for agronomic and yield traits has been exploited to improve C. palaestiuns for earliness and yield through intercrossing and pedigree breeding. Thus developed improved inbred lines were early in maturity and high yielders than the parental accession.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableNatural occurrence of male sterile mutants in a progeny-wise self-pollinated population of safflower wild species, Carthamus palaestinus (2n=24) and transmission of male sterility to progeny generations have been reported in the present paper.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableSafflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) is an important oilseed crop, its oil demand is increasing world over because of its potential for multi-purpose uses. Oleic content in safflower oil is generally around 17-20% making it unsuitable for deep frying (Gecgel et al. 2007). High oleic safflower oil is stable at high temperatures and makes it superior for frying. High oleic oil is also suitable as a biodiesel fuel additive (Bergman and Flynn, 2001). The high oleic safflower line, Ole-9-P2-P1-P22, having 81% oleic content was developed from a cross, EC523367-9 x EC548816-14, through back-crossing followed by sib-crossing and simultaneous selection for high oleic and high oil content at the Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, India (Praduman and Anjani, 2012). The parent, EC-523367-9 is a high oleic selection and the parent, EC-548816-14 is a lenoleic selection possessing high seed weight.Ole-9-P2-P1-P22 possesses high oil content (34%). It is spiny in nature with profuse branching habit, serrate obvate upper leaves and green stem. It matures in 70-75 days and matures in 120 to 125 days after planting. It also exhibited resistance to wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp carthami) in wilt sick plot over three years at the Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableSafflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), an important edible oilseed crop in India, succumbs to wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. carthami) and Phytophthora damping-off and leaf blight (Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae). Chemical control is not very effective in controlling these diseases. Host-plant resistance is an effective mode to manage them. Hence, an attempt was made in this investigation to identify and develop safflower genotypes resistant to wilt and Phytophthora. Inbred lines developed through pedigree method followed by inbreeding were screened against wilt in wilt sick plot and the same were screened against Phytophthora using agar disc inoculation technique in greenhouse. Four inbred lines viz., W-05-2028, W-2026, DSI-101 and DSI-118 exhibited resistance to wilt (>20% wilt incidence) in wilt sick plots across locations where the susceptible checks, Nira and PBNS-12 exhibited 80-90% wilt incidence. The same inbred lines were also found to be resistant to Phytophthora with <20% disease severity while the susceptible check, PBNS-12 showed 85% disease. These multiple resistant inbred lines would be of great value to breeders for simultaneous incorporation of resistance to wilt and Phytophthora blight in elite safflower lines and hybrids.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableTwo CMS-based safflower hybrids viz., DSH-249 and DSH-250, evaluated at multilocations for two consecutive years under rainfed and irrigated conditions, exhibited 14 and 29% superiority over the national check hybrid, NARI-H-15 for seed yield and 17 and 29% superiority for oil yield. Both hybrids were found resistant to Fusarium wilt; DSH-249 possessed higher oleic content (35%).Not Availabl

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Not AvailableFusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ricini) is the major yield limiting biotic factor in castor. The castor germplasm accession RG-1624 was identified as a source of resistance to wilt under artificial epiphytotic conditions at multi locations and confirmed its reaction over years. RG-1624 would serve as a reliable donor for developing wilt resistant cultivars.Not Availabl

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