
Low yield in pigeonpea has always been a matter of concern for all the stakeholders over more than last five decades. But, development of CMS based hybrid technology in pigeonpea, has proved the potential to bridge this yield gap. Several medium duration hybrids have been released in states of India, yielding 25-40% higher yield than local varieties, but these hybrids are region specific due to its photothermo sensitive nature. Hence, need was felt to explore other possibilities to increase pigeonpea production and productivity. Recently developed photo-thermo incentive short duration varieties have helped to identify new production niches like wheat and rice cropping system in non-traditional states of India. But over years, productivity of these short duration varieties has also become stagnant. Considering this, hybrid breeding program was initiated at ICRISAT to develop location specific short duration hybrids. Nine short duration experimental hybrids along with two checks were evaluated for its yield and adaptability at ICRISAT, Patancheru and RARI, Durgapura Rajasthan for three years (2013-15) using GGE biplot analysis. Among the six environments evaluated, Patancheru (Pat-15) was identified as suitable location in discriminating short duration pigeonpea hybrids and can be considered as ideal testing location. ICPH 2364 followed by ICPH 3310 were earliest to mature while ICPH 2429 and ICPH 2433 were found to be high yielders and stable.