Table 1. F1 hybrid seed set from the crosses of NMS HA 89 with the selected basal stalk rot resistant plants from wild sunflower accessions of H. praecox.
Crosses | No. of florets pollinated | No. of seeds obtained | Seed set (%) |
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NMS HA89 × H. praecox subsp. praecox PI 413176 | 2131 | 26 | 1.2 |
NMS HA89 × H. praecox subsp. runyonii PI 435849 | 1602 | 63 | 3.9 |
NMS HA89 × H. praecox subsp. runyonii PI 468853 | 1679 | 111 | 6.6 |
NMS HA89 × H. praecox subsp. hirtus PI 468847 | 1383 | 191 | 13.8 |
NMS HA89 × H. praecox subsp. hirtus PI 435855 | 1721 | 238 | 13.8 |