Abstract
Aim of the study: This study aims to establish the inter-racial hybridization in Cedrus deodara from Garhwal Himalaya, India.
 Material and methods:Racial hybridization was conducted successfully in Cedrus deodara taking pollen (male gamete) from three different races/populations, i.e. Dhanoulti, Pauri and Harsil (locality-specific) at Dandachali population where female/ovulate cones were selected as mother trees.
 Main results:The results revealed that cone and seed set percentages in the selected races varied from 58.8 to 68.2 % and 79.0 – 86.2 %, respectively. Manual pollination resulted 0.972 and 0.953 inbreeding depression for cone and seed set, respectively.
 Highlights: C. deodara proclaimed high inbreeding depression at embryonic stage also manifests high compatibility for developing hybrids in its natural range of growth in Himalaya.
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