"BREEDING INVESTIGATIONS IN SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorious L. )"
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1983
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola
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"Safflower, Cartham~ tinctorius L. is now a
recognised potential oilseed crop of India due to multiutility
of its oil in human consumption and other various
oil based industries . Until recently , this crop was grown
for the production of Carthamin and Safflower Yellow the
dye which was used in wool , cotton and silk industries.
The cultivated safflower can be grouped in two distinct
g r oups i.e . spiny a nd non spiny groups . In India the spiny
types are considered better for oil extraction , while
non spiny types are considered good for dye production . The
crop is grown under rainfed corditions mainly in Maharasht ra,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, but now it is also cultivated
under irrigated conditions with better results .
Very sporadic information is available regarding
variability , association between yield components , its path
ways, genetic divergence and its adaptability . The present
investigations were undertaken to gather basic information
on these aspects for varietal improvement prograrm~e in
safflower which is one of the main oilseed crops of Maha rasht ra
grown in the pure stand or in borders of other crops ."
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"DILAMBER. PRASAD PATEL. (1983). BREEDING INVESTIGATIONS IN SAFFLOWER (Carthamus tinctorious L. ). Department of Agricultural Botany. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, MS. 1983. 308 p"