NewVarietiesofCropsReleasedandIdentified

ICARIndianAgriculturalResearchInstitute,NewDelhireleasedandidentifiedeightnewvarietiesofmajorfieldcropsandsevenvarietiesof
horticulturalcropsduring2015.VarietieswerereleasedinpresenceofHon'blePresidentofIndiaontheoccasionof54thConvocationofthe
Institute/DeemedUniversityon5February,2016.Thesevarietiesarehighyieldingwithgoodqualitytraitsandresistancetopestsanddiseases.
Wheat:HS542(PusaKiran)
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:Asemidwarfvarietywithgrainyieldpotentialof6.03t/haunderrainfedsituations.HS542hasgood
chapattiandbreadmakingqualities.Thevarietyisresistanttostripeandleafrust.
Averageyield:3.3t/ha
Productionconditions:Earlysownrainfed
Recommendedareas:NorthEasternHills

Wheat:HW1098(NilgiriKhapli)
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:Ahighyielding,semidwarf(85cm)dicoccumwheatvarietywithyieldpotentialof4.78t/haandhighdegree
ofresistancetostem,leafandyellowrust.HW1098producedboldgrain(40.3g),withbettergrainquality(>13%proteinand
3.7ppmcarotene)
Averageyield:4.55t/ha
Productionconditions:Timelysownirrigated.
Recommendedareas:DicoccumgrowingregionsofIndia

Wheat:HDCSW18
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:ThisisthefirstvarietyofthecountrybredspecificallyforCA.Ithasgeneticyieldpotentialofmorethan7t/ha.
ItoutyieldedthecheckslikeHD2967,PBW550andDBW17underCAby11.13to20.74%inNCR.Itisresistanttohigh
temperatureatseedlingstage.Itescapehightemperatureatmaturityduetoearlyseeding.Itishighlyresistanttobrownrust
andhaslowerincidenceofKarnalbunt.
Averageyield:6.28t/ha
Productionconditions:Earlysownirrigatedconditionsunderconservationagriculture(CA)environment.
Recommendedareas:NCR/Delhistate.

Wheat:HD3117
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:Ithasgeneticyieldpotentialof5.5t/ha.Averageyieldofthisvarietyunderlatesown(after15thDec.)is
4.78t/haundertilledconditionand4.79t/haunderconservationagriculturecondition.Itisfreefrombrownandyellowrust
undernaturalconditionandhighlytoleranttoKarnalbunt.Grainproteincontentis11.7%.
Averageyield:4.7t/ha
Productionconditions:Latesownirrigatedconditionsunderconservationagriculture(CA)environment.
Recommendedareas:NCR/Delhistate.

Wheat:HD4728(PusaMalvi)
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:Asemidwarf(90cm),120daysmaturingdurumwheatvarietywithgeneticyieldpotentialof6.8t/ha.The
varietyhashighdegreeofresistancetoleafandstemrustdiseases.Itshasboldandlustrousgrainsandsuperiorqualitytraits
forenduseinsemolinabasedindustry.
Averageyield:5.42t/ha
Productionconditions:Timelysownirrigated.
Recommendedareas:CentralZone.

Wheat:HS562
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:Ithasgeneticyieldpotentialof6.2t/haunderirrigatedcondition.Ithasshowngoodlevelsoffield
resistancetoleafandstriperustsandpossessgoodchapattiandbreadmakingqualities.
.

Averageyield:Rainfedcondition:3.6t/ha
Irrigatedcondition:5.2t/ha
Productionconditions:TimelySownRainfed&Irrigated.
Recommendedareas:NorthernHillZone

PearlMillet:PusaComposite701
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:
VarietyidentifiedforzoneA.
Pusacomposite701isadualpurposepearlmilletvarietyidentifiedforAzonewithhighgrainandstoveryields.
Pusacomposite701ishighyieldingcompositevarietywhichshowed6.01to25.5%higheryieldoverfourchecks.
Resistanttodownymildewandblast
Averageyield:2.3t/ha
Productionconditions:Timelysownrainfed
Recommendedareas:ZoneA:Rajasthan,HaryanaandWesternGujarat

PusaDoubleZeroMustard31
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:
FirstCanolatype(Erucicacid<2%andglucosinolates<30ppm)IndianmustardvarietyinIndia
ReleasedfortimelysownirrigatedconditionsofNCR
Itisayellowseededvarietywith40.56%oilcontent
Itmaturesin144days
Averageyield:2.37t/ha
Productionconditions:Timelysownrainfed
Recommendedareas:NationalCapitalRegion

Cauliflower:PusaBetakesari
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
Thisisthefirsteverindigenouslybredbiofortifiedbetacarotene(8001000g/100g)richcauliflowervariety,anattempt
totacklebetacarotenedeficiencyrelatedmalnutritionprobleminIndia.
Itscurdsareorangecoloured,compactandveryattractivewithsemiselfblanchinggrowthhabit.
ItissuitableforSeptemberJanuarygrowingperiod.
Averagemarketablecurdweightisabout1.250kgwithanapproximatemarketableyieldof42.046.0t/ha.

Averageyield:2.37t/ha
Productionconditions:Timelysownrainfed
Recommendedareas:NationalCapitalRegion

Sardamelon:PusaSarda
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
ThisisafirstvarietyofSardamelonwhichcanbegrowninnethouseundernorthIndianplains.
Itsfruitaregoldenyellow,roundishtoelongatedglobeshapedwithaverageweightof1.1kg.
Fruitsgetreadyforharvestinabout8590days.
Fruitfleshisthick,greenishwhite,andverycrispywithhighsweetness(TSS13.60B).Itcanbestoredfor15to20days.
Itsaverageyieldis5.44t/1000m2undernethouse.

Muskmelon:PusaMadhurima
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
Thisisauniqueshapedmuskmelonvarietywithhighyield(22.45tonnes/ha)andincreasedshelflife.
Itsfruitisovatetoobovateshapewithaverageweightof775gram.
Fruitsgetreadyforharvestinabout80days.
Therindcolouroffruitiscreamishyellowwithgreensutures.
Fruitfleshisthick,green,juicyandcrispywithmediummuskyflavourandhighsweetness(TSS120Brix).
Fruitsurfaceisgroovedwithmoderatenettingandisslipableatmaturity.
Fruitsattainnippleshapeatpeduncleend.
Itsleavesareweaklylobedandshowsandromonoecioussexexpression

Cucumber:PusaSeedlessCucumber6
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
Firstextraearly(4045daysforfirstfruitharvest)improvedvarietyofparthenocarpicgynoeciouscucumbersuitablefor
cultivationinprotectedcondition.
Fruitsareattractive,uniform,darkgreen,glossy,cylindrical,straight,slightlyribbed,nonhairy,nonwarty,slightlystripedat
blossomendandhastenderskin&crispyflesh.
Averagefruitlength,width&weightare14.24cm,3.45cm&105g,respectively.
Averagefruityieldis126t/ha(1260kg/100m2)duringwinterseason(offseason,NovemberMarch).

Longmelon:PusaUtkarsh
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
FirstearlymaturingvarietyoflongmelonforspringsummerseasoncultivationunderNorthIndianplains.
Fruitssetsreadyforfirstharvestin4550daysaftersowinginspringsummerseason.
Fruitsareslightlycurved,mediumlong(length52cm),thin(diameter2.4cm),lightgreen,smoothnonprominentridges,shiny
withtenderskin,crispyflesh,andfreefrombitterness.
Eachfruitweighs130145gatmarketablestage.
Seedslighttanincolour.
Averagefruityield29.2t/haduringspringsummerseason.

Roundmelon:PusaRaunak
Yearofrelease:201516
Characteristics:
FirstearlymaturingvarietyofroundmelonforspringsummerseasoncultivationforNorthIndianplains.

Fruitsbecomereadyforfirstharvestingin5560daysaftersowing.
Itproduces810fruitspervine.
Youngfruitsatmarketablestageareattractivegreen,shiny,uniform,flattishroundinshape,5cmindiameter.
Fleshiswhite,tender,lessseededandhasgoodcookingquality.
Eachfruitismediuminsizeandweighs60gatmarketablestage.
Theseedsareblackincolourwithridgedborder.
Averagefruityield7.59t/haduringspringsummerseason.

Marigold:PusaBahar
Yearofrelease:2015
Characteristics:
ItbelongstoAfricanmarigoldgroupwhichflowersin90100daysaftersowing.Plantsarevigoroushavingheightof7585cm.
Flowersarecompact,flattened,attractiveandlargeinsize(89cm)ofyellowcolour,floriferousproducingonanaverage5060
flowersperplant,bloomduringextremewinteri.e.inJanuarytoMarchprofusely.Itissuitableforbeddingingardensaswellas
otherfloraldecorations.

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