Hyderabad, Jan. 20 -- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), has announced the release of the world's first three-way pearl millet hybrid, RHB 273.
The hybrid was developed through the All India Coordinated Research Project on Pearl Millet (AICRP) centre at the Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute (RARI), it was stated on Tuesday.
RHB 273 has been notified for cultivation in A1 dryland zones covering parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana, where annual rainfall is below 400 mm.
The hybrid was among 184 improved crop varieties across 25 crops released for cultivation. Unlike conventional pearl millet hybrids that involve tw...