Evaluation of third cycle of half-sib recurrent selection using genetic male sterility in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

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Safflower is member of the composite, family
Asteraceae. There are twenty five species in the genus.
Out of which only Carthamus tinctorius L. 2n = 24 is
cultivated and used for oil production, the rest are the
wild species. Safflower contains 30% oil in Indian
varieties. The oil constitutes 76 per cent of Linoleic acid
(PUFA) which helps in reducing cholesterol level in
human blood.

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Year: 2009
Volume: 69
Issue: 3
Article DOI: N/A
Print ISSN: 0019-5200
Online ISSN: 0975-6906

Authors

Vishnu Kumar info_circle
P. B. Ghorpade info_circle

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