**Author details**

Suryapal Singh1 \*, Harshita Singh2 and Narender K. Bharat3

1 Department of Seed Science and Technology, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

2 Department of Vegetable Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, India

3 Department of Seed Science and Technology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan, HP, India

\*Address all correspondence to: surajahlawat06@gmail.com

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