Assessment of Hybridization Efficiency and Cross-specific Success Rate in an 8-Parent Half Diallel Population of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Neeraj Kumar, Anushka Kuntal, Neeraj Parasar & Nitisha Sankhla · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2026
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) breeding is often constrained by low crossing success, which limits the recovery of adequate F1 seed for subsequent selection. This study assessed hybridisation efficiency and cross-specific success rate in an 8-parent half-diallel population of chic...