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Crop

Name of the Variety/Hybrid

Variety/ Hybrid

Sponsoring organization

Recommended for the states

Special Features

CEREALS

Rice

CR Dhan 416 (IET 30201)

Variety

ICAR-National Rice Research Institute,

Cuttack, Odisha

West Bengal, Maharashtra,

Gujarat

Suitable for coastal saline areas,yield 48.97 q/ha, maturity 125-130 days, moderately resistant to brown spot, neck blast, sheath rot, rice tungro disease, glume discoloration, resistant to brown plant hopper, grasshopper and stem borer

Rice

CR DHAN 810

(IET 30409)

Variety

ICAR- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha

Odisha, West Bengal, Assam

Suitable for rainfed shallow low land, yield 42.38 q/ha, maturity 150 days, submergence tolerance for 14 days at early stage, moderately resistant to brown spot disease, moderately resistant to leaf folder and stem borer (dead heart)

Rice

CR Dhan 108 (IET29052)

Variety

ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha

Odisha, Bihar

Suitable for early direct seeded rainfed condition, yield 34.46 q/ha, maturity 110-114 days, moderately resistance to leaf blast, neck blast, sheath blight, plant hopper, moderately tolerant to drought

Rice

CSR 101 (IET-30827)

Variety

ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana

Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka

Suitable for irrigated alkaline/saline stress areas, yield of 35.15 q/ha (alkaline stress); 39.33 q/ha (saline stress) and 55.88 q/ha (normal condition), maturity 125-130 days, MAS derived NIL of Pusa 44 (possessing two genes for bacterial blight resistance xa13 and Xa21 and saltol QTL for salt tolerance), resistant to salinity tolerance and bacterial blight

Rice

Swarna PurviDhan 5 IET 29036 (RCPR 68-IR83929-B-B-291-2-1-1-2)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar

Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand

Suitable for direct seeded aerobic condition in drought

prone rainfed as well as water limiting areas during Kharif, yield (normal condition - 43.69 q/ha, under moderate drought condition - 29.02 q/ha), maturity early (110-115 days), contains high amount of Zinc (25.5 ppm) and Iron (13.1 ppm), resistant to neck blast and stem rot and moderate resistant to leaf blast, brown spot, and sheath rot, tolerant to major pests like stem borer (dead heart &white ears head), gall midge, leaf folder, gall midge, rice thrip

Rice

DRR Dhan 73 (IET 30242)

Open pollinated Variety

ICAR – Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana

Suitable for irrigated and rainfed shallow low land areas with low soil P for both Kharif and Rabi, yield 60 q/ ha (under normal conditions; 60 kg/ha of P i.e. recommended dose), 40 q/ ha (under low P; 40 kg/ha of P) and 40.0 q/ ha (under low Phosphorus; 0 kg/ha of P), maturity 120-125 days, moderately resistant toleafblast

Rice

DRR Dhan 74 (IET 30252)

Open pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Jharkhand, and regions with P deficit soil of India

Suitable for irrigated and rainfed shallow low land areas with low soil P for both Kharif and Rabi, yield 70 q/ ha (under normal conditions; 60 kg/ha of P i.e. recommended dose), 44 q/ ha (under low P; 40 kg/ha of P) and 45.6 q/ ha (under low Phosphorus; 0 kg/ha of P), maturity 130-135 days, moderately tolerant to leaf blast, neck blast, sheath rot, plant hoppers

Rice

DRR Dhan 78 (IET 30240)

Open pollinated Variety

ICAR – Indian Institute of Rice Research, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad

Karnataka and Telangana

Suitable for irrigated and rainfed shallow low land areas with low soil P for bothKharif and Rabi, yield 58 q/ ha (under normal conditions; 60 kg/ha of P i.e. recommended dose), 46 q/ ha (under low P; 40 kg/ha of P) and 40.0 q/ ha (under low Phosphorus; 0 kg/ha of P), maturity 120-125 days, moderately resistant to leaf blast and plant hoppers

Rice

KKL (R) 4 (IET 30697)

(KR 19011)

Open pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Rice, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute Karaikal, Puducherry (U.T.)

Tamil Nadu,

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puduchery

Suitable for submergence stress conditions, yield 38q/ha under stress situations and 56 q/ha under normal conditions, maturity mid-early (120-125 days), MASderivedNIL entryofADT39*4/SwarnaSub1introgressedwithQTLSub1for submergence tolerance, moderately resistant to leaf blast

Wheat

Pusa Gehun Sharbati (HI 1665)

Open pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra, Karnataka and Plains of Tamil Nadu

Suitable for timely sown, restricted irrigated condition, yield 33.0 q/ha, maturity 110 days, tolerant to heat and drought (heat sensitivity index 0.98 and drought sensitivity index 0.91), excellent grain quality, bio-fortified with higher grain zinc content (40.0 ppm), resistant to leaf and stem rust

Durum Wheat

Pusa Gehun Gaurav

(HI- 8840)

Open Pollinated Variety

Maharashtra, Karnataka and plains of Tamil Nadu

ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute Regional Station, Indore- Madhya Pradesh

Suitable for irrigated conditions durum wheat variety, average grain yield  30.2 q/ha, terminal heat tolerant,

resistance to stem and leaf rusts, biofortified durum wheat with higher zinc(41.1 ppm) and iron (38.5 ppm) and protein content (~12%)

Barley

DWRB-219

Open Pollinated Variety

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, (excluding Kota and Udaipur division), Western Uttar Pradesh (except Jhansi division), Jammu and Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, Paonta Valley and Una district of Himachal Pradesh and tarai region of Uttarakhand

ICAR- IIWBR (Indian Institute of Wheat & Barley Research) Karnal- Haryana

Irrigated/ limited irrigationcondition of NWPZ, average yield54.49 q/ha, Maturity 132 days, Resistant to yellow rustand moderately resistant for leaf rustdisease of barley, : Tolerant to lodging, Protein content : 11.4%

Maize

Pusa Popcorn Hybrid – 1 (APCH 2)

Hybrid

ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain), Uttar Pradesh (Western region), Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

Suitable for irrigated Rabi ecology, yield: 46.04 q/ha (NWPZ), 47.17 q/ha (PZ), maturity 120.2 days (NWPZ), 102.1 days (PZ), higher popping percentage (97.3% in NWPZ and 98.3% in PZ) and popping expansion ratio (18), resistant to moderately resistant to charcoal rot

Maize

Pusa Bio fortified Maize Hybrid – 4 (APH4)

Hybrid

ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand (Plain),Uttar Pradesh (Western region), Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

Suitable for Kharif season, yield 84.33 q/ha (NWPZ), 71.13 q/ha (PZ), 56.58 q/ha (CWZ), maturity 79.8 days (NWPZ), 93.9 days (PZ), 86.4 days (CWZ), rich in provitamin-A (6.7 ppm), lysine (3.47%) and tryptophan (0.78%), resistant to moderately resistant to MLB, BLSB, TLB

Maize

Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn-2 (ABSH4-2)

Hybrid

ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi

Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh (Eastern region), West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan

Suitable for irrigated conditions during Kharif season, yield 19.56 q/ha (NEPZ), 14.07 q/ha (PZ) & 16.03 q/ha (CWZ), maturity 53 days, 100% male sterility, no anther exertion, resistant to moderately resistant to charcoal rot

Maize

IMH 230 IMHSB 20R-6

Single cross Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana, Punjab

NEPZ viz.  Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal.

Suitable for irrigated Rabi season, high yield 92.36 q/ha,maturity 145.2 days, moderately resistant to biotic stresses, MLB, ChR and TLB, moderately tolerant to Chilopartellus, fall armyworm

Maize

IMH 231 IMHSB 20K-10

Single cross Hybrid

ICAR- Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana, Punjab

NEPZ viz. Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam

Suitable for Kharif irrigated condition, high yield 70.28 q/ha, maturity 90 days, moderately tolerant to water logging, tolerant to lodging, moderately resistant to TLB, MLB, resistant to FSR, moderately tolerant Chilopartellus, fall armyworm

Maize

Pusa Popcorn Hybrid – 2 (APCH 3)

Hybrid

ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu

Suitable for irrigated Rabi season, yield 45.13 q/ha, maturity 102.5 days, moderately Resistant to TLB

Sorghum

DSH-6 (CSH-49) (SPH-1943)

ICAR-AICRP on Sorghum and Small millets, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana,Gujarat, Rajasthan

Suitable for rainfed ecology Kharif season, grain yield 38.77 q/ha, fodder yield 116 q/ha, maturity early (100-105 days), non-lodging, fertilizer responsive, good stay green trait, moderately tolerant to grain mold disease, moderately susceptible to shoot fly

Pearl millet

MH 2417 (Pusa- 1801)

Hybrid

NCT of Delhi

ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

It is a dual purpose hybrid suitable for kharif cultivation under irrigated and rainfed conditions; high grain yield 33.34 q/ha and dry fodder yield 175 q/ha. It has high iron (70 ppm)  and zinc 57 ppm content; resistant to all five important diseases of pearl millet, viz downy mildew, foliar blast, rust, smut and ergot.

Finger millet

VL Mandua- 402

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Suitable for rainfed situations, average seed yield 2261 kg/ha, matures in 111 days, higher calcium (368 mg/100g) in comparison to the check VL Mandua 324 (294 mg/100g) and VL 376 (318.9 mg/100g)

Proso millet

CPRMV-1 (DHPM- 60-4/PMV 466)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Sorghum and Small millets, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Suitable for rainfed Kharif season, yield 24-26 q/ha, maturity 70-74 days, resistant to brown spot, leaf blast, leaf blight, moderately resistant to banded blight, tolerant to shootfly

Barnyard millet

VL Madira- 254

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi

Anusandhan

Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Suitable for rainfed situations, average yield 1,719 kg/ha, matures in 101 days

PULSES

Chickpea

Pant Gram 10 (PG 265)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam

Suitable for desi timely sown rainfed / irrigated conditions of Rabi season in NEPZ, yield 17.79 q/ha, maturity 130 days, moderately resistant to wilt, collar rot, stunt, tolerant to pod borer

Chickpea

Nandyal Gram 1267 (NBeG 1267)

Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses,  Main Centre, RARS, Nandyal, Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh

South zone (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu)

Suitable for mechanical harvesting in rainfed as desi variety during Rabi, could also be grown with 1-2 protected irrigations in normal fertility condition, yield of 20.95 q/ha, maturity early (90-95 days), seed protein 15.96%

Pigeon pea

Phule Pallavi (Phule Tur-12-19-2)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Maharashtra

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during Kharif

Suitable for normal sown rainfed/irrigated areas of Cenrtal Zone in Kharif season, yield 21.45 q/ha, mid-early 157-159 days, moderately resistant wilt and sterility mosaic disease

Pigeonpea

NAAM-88

Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka

Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Suitable for rainfed/irrigated areas in Kharif season, yield 14.90 q/ha, maturity early (142 days), moderately resistant to wilt

Lentil

Pant Lentil 14 (PL 320)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North-West & Central Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Plains of Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir

Suitable for timely sown rainfed / irrigated conditions of Rabi season in NWPZ, yield 15.55 q/ha, maturity 128 days, high seed protein content (25.72%), resistant to rust, Stemplylium blight, moderately resistant to wilt, Ascochyta blight, moderately resistant to pod borer, aphid

Lentil

RKL 20-26(D) Kota Masoor 6

Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, Agricultural  University, Kota, Rajasthan

North Western Plain Zone and Central Zone of India

Suitable for rainfed normal sown conditions in Rabi season, yield 17.37 q/ha in NWPZ, 16.0 q/ha in CZ, maturity 125 days (NWPZ), 111 days (CZ), protein (21.07 %), moderately resistant to rust and wilt

Lentil

PSL-17

Open Pollinated Variety

National Capital Region of Delhi

Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Suitable for salinity conditions, seed yield 12.95 q/ha, maturity 125 days, iron  67.0 ppm, zinc 41 ppm,protein 28.8%, moderately resistant to wilt and rust

Field pea

Pant Pea 484

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North-West & Central Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Plains of Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir

Suitable for timely sown rainfed / irrigated conditions of Rabi season in NWPZ, yield 23.33 q/ha, maturity 120 days, protein content 26.17%, resistant to Ascochyta blight, moderately resistant to rust, powdery mildew, moderately resistant to aphid, pod borer

Faba bean

HFB-3 (HB 14-21)

Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana

Northern plain zone of the country (Haryana, Punjab, Delhi) & Central Zone (Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh).

Suitable for irrigated, timely sown Rabi season in high fertility conditions, yield 23.65 q/ha, medium maturity (129 – 137 days), seed protein 28.05%, moderately resistant to Alternaria leaf blight, root rot

Mungbean

Lam Pesara 610 (LGG 610)

Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Pulses, RARS, Lam, Guntur, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. Andhra Pradesh

South zone states, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha during rabi season for both rice fallows and upland conditions

Suitable for rice fallows and upland situations during Rabi season for mechanical harvesting, yield 11.17 q/ha, maturity 74 days, protein (23.16%), resistant to mungbean yellow mosaic virus

Mungbean

PMS-8

Open Pollinated Variety

National Capital Region of Delhi

Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Suitable for Salt affected conditions [ECe 5.8-6.5 dS/m], Average seed yield 494.5 q/ha, Matures in 70 days

OILSEEDS

Safflower

ISF-123-sel-15

Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, Telangana

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana

Suitable for late sown rainfed condition, yield 16.31 q/ha, maturity 127 days, oil content high (34.3%), resistant to Fusarium wilt, moderately tolerant to highly susceptible aphid infestations

Safflower

ISF-300

Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, Telangana

Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Suitable for timely sown rainfed/irrigated condition, yield17.96 q/ha, maturity134 days, oil content 38.2%, resistant to Fusarium wilt

Soybean

NRC 197

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Suitable for rainfed Kharif season, yield 16.24 q/ha, maturity 112.67 days, non-shattering, tolerant to lodging, resistant to insect-pest complex, resistant to stem fly, highly resistant to semilooper, moderately resistant to Spodoptera litura

Soybean

NRC 149

ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, North Eastern Plains of Uttar Pradesh, Plains of Uttarakhand and Eastern Bihar

Suitable for rainfed Kharif season, yield 24.0 q/ha, maturity 127 days, non-shattering, non-lodging, highly resistant to stemfly, defoliators, white fly, YMV, pod blight, Rhizoctonia aerial blight

Groundnut

Girnar 6 (NRCGCS 637)

ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh, Gujarat

Recommended for Zone I (Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab states and Haryana) of India

Suitable for timely sown Kharif season, yield 30.30 q/ha, maturity123 days, oil content 51%, protein content 28%, moderately tolerant to early and late seasons drought, moderately resistant to early leaf spot, rust, Alternaria blight, collar rot, stem rot, dry root rot, less incidence of leaf hoppers, thrips, Spodoptera

Groundnut

TCGS 1707 (ICAR KONARK) Spanish Bunch

ICAR-AICRP on Groundnut, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Odisha and West Bengal

Suitable for timely sown rainfed/ irrigated Kharif, yield 24.76 q/ha, maturity 110-115 days, oil content 49%, protein content29%, moderately resistant to foliar diseases (LLS and Rust), soil borne diseases (collar rot, stem rot and dry root rot), moderately resistant to sucking pests (LH and thrips)

Sesame

Tanjila (CUMS-09A)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Oilseeds, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal

West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Suitable for irrigated, summer crop with early or late sown condition, seed yield 963 kg/ha - 1147.7 kg/ha, oil yield 438.5 kg/ha - 558.0 kg/ha, oil content 46.17%, maturity 91days, high degree of resistance to diseases like root rot, phyllody and powdery mildew, no major insect pests are reported

FORAGE CROPS

Forage Pearl Millet

JPM 18-7 (Jawahar Pearl Millet 18-7)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops, Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Viswha Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

Suitable for rainfed/ irrigated under normal fertility condition during rainy season, yield 440-480 q/ha (green fodder), maturity 120-130 days, moderately resistance to leaf blast, grasshopper, Pyrilla and leaf defoliators

Berseem

Jawahar berseem 08-17 (JB 08-17)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops, Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Viswha Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh

Suitable for irrigated multi-cut during winter season, yield 620-650 q/ha (green fodder), maturity 190-200 days, tolerance for leaf spot and blight

Forage Multicut Oat

Him Palam Forage Oat-1 (PLP-24)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops,  CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Viswhavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand

Suitable for timely sown, normal fertility and irrigated condition, yield 260-300 q/ha (green fodder yield), maturity 180-185 days, resistant to powdery mildew

Oat

Jawahar Oat 13-513 (JO- 13-513)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops, Jawahar Lal Nehru Krishi Viswha Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Uttar Pradesh

Suitable for Oat growing areas of eastern and north-western zone, yield 225-250 q/ha (green fodder yield), maturity 135-145 days, moderately resistance to leaf blight

Forage Maize

Pusa Forage Maize Hybrid-1 (AFH-7)

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Tarai region of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan

Suitable for irrigated, Kharif season, green fodder yield 413.1 q/ha, maturity 95-105 days, higher acid detergent fiber (ADF) - 41.9%, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) - 62.5%, In-Vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD) - 56.4%, resistant to Maydis leaf blight (MLB), moderately resistant to Chilo partellus

Fodder Maize

HQPM 28

Hybrid

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops, CCSHaryana Agricultural University, Regional Research Station, Karnal, Haryana

All fodder growing areas of Central Zone (Uttar Pradesh (Bundelkhand region), Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh)

Suitable for Central Zone during Kharifseason, yield 427.6 q/ha (green fodder), 79.06 q/ha (dry matter), 20.9 q/ha (seed yield), 7.0 q/ha (crude protein), maturity 98 days, three-wayQuality Protein Maize (QPM) hybrid, good for silage, resistant to Maydis leaf blight, BLSB and at par with checks for resistance against fall army worm

Forage Sorghum

CSV 57F (SPV 2801) (UTFS 111)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Forage Crops, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar

Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi

Suitable for rainfed Kharif, yield - 435q/ha (green fodder); 139q/ha (dry fodder), maturity130-135 tolerant to major leaf disease viz. grey leaf spot, sooty stripe, Anthracnose, zonate leaf spot, tolerant to shoot fly, stem borer

SUGARCANE

Sugarcane

Karan 17

(Co 17018)

Variety

ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

North West Zone (Haryana, Punjab, western and central Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand)

Suitable for irrigated timely to late sown season,yield914.8 q/ha, maturity 330-360 days, sucrose18.38%, CCS 12.78%, tolerant to salinity, resistant to moderately resistant to red rot, resistant to susceptible to smut, mostly resistant to moderately resistant to YLD, least susceptible to shoot borer, stalk borer and top borer

Sugarcane

IKHSU-16 (CoLk 16202)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Central and Western Parts of Uttar Pradesh

Suitable for irrigated condition, yield 932 q/ha, sucrose (%) 17.74, CCS 114.3 q/ha, maturity early (10 months), tolerant to drought, moderately resistant to CF08 and CF13 of red rot pathogen, smut, wilt

Sugarcane

IKHSU-17 (CoLk 16470)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Eastern Part of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam

Suitable for irrigated condition, yield 825.0 q/ha, CCS yield 95. 9 q/ha, sucrose 17.37%, maturity 360 days, excellent performance under waterlogged condition, moderately resistant to red rot, smut, least susceptible to major insect-pests

Sugarcane

CoPb 99 (CoPb 17215)

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR-AICRP on Sugarcane, PAU Regional Research Station, Kapurthala, Punjab

Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Central and Western Parts of Uttar Pradesh

Suitable for growing in medium and high fertile soil under irrigated subtropical climatic conditions during spring season, yield - CCS 112.7 q/ha, mean cane yield 901.4 q/ha, sucrose 18.01%, maturity – mid-late (12 months), moderately resistant / resistant to prevalent races of red rot, less susceptible towards early shoot borer, stalk borer and top borer

FIBRE CROPS

Cotton

CICR-H Bt Cotton 65 (ICAR -CICR 18 Bt)

Hybrid

ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Central Zone

Suitable for rainfed condition, yield 15.47 q/ha, maturity 140-150 days, resistant to most of the diseases viz; bacterial blight, grey mildew, Alternaria, Corynospora leaf spot, Myrothcieum, tolerant to most of the pests viz; jassids, aphids, thrips, leaf hopper

Cotton

CICR- H Bt Cotton 40 (ICAR-CICR- PKV 081 Bt)

Hybrid

ICAR-Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra

South Zone

Suitable for rainfed condition, yield 17.30 q/ha, maturity 140 to 150 days, resistant to jassids, thrips, whitefly, aphids, tolerant to bacterial leaf blight, Alternaria leaf blight, Gray mildew

Cotton

Shalini (CNH 17395) (CICR-H Cotton 58)

Hybrid

ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra & Gujarat

Suitable for rainfedKharif condition, yield 14.41 q/ha, maturity 160 to 165days, brown linted naturally colour cotton suitable for handloom weaving,tolerant to sucking pests, bollworms, resistant to disease free for Alternaria leaf spot, bacterial blight,Corynespora leaf spot in the Central Zone under rainfed conditions

Cotton

CNH-18529 (CICR-H NC Cotton 64)

Hybrid

ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur, Maharashtra

Chhattisgarh,Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra)

Suitable for rainfed and irrigated conditions of Central Zone, yield of 10.11 q/ha, maturity 160-165 days, tolerant to aphids, jassids, whitefly, thrips, Heliothis armigera, pink bollworms, resistant to moderately resistant to Alternaria leaf spot, grey mildew, bacterial blight, Corynespora leafspot, rust

Cotton

PDKV Dhawal (AKA-2013-8)

Hybrid

AICRP on Cotton, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujrat

Suitable for timely sown Kharif under rainfed situation, yield 12.84 q/ha, maturity 160-180 days, tolerant to leaf hoppers, bacterial leaf blight, Myrothecium leaf spot, Alternaria leaf spot,Grey mildew

White Jute

JRC 9

Variety

ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal

West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and Assam

Suitable for timely sown rainfed/ irrigated condition, yield 31.97 q/ha, maturity110 – 120 days (fibre), 120-130 days (seed), fibre fineness - 1.74 tex, fibre strength - 13.88 g/tex, tolerant to stem rot and root rot, tolerant to yellow mite, Bihar hairy caterpillar, jute semilooper

POTENTIAL CROPS

Buckwheat

Him Tara (EC125940)

Variety

ICAR - National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources - Regional Station, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Northern Hill zone (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand)

Suitable for rainfed Kharif hilly areas, seed yield 14.04 q/ha, maturity 92.06 days triangular dark brown seeds with protein content of 13.10% and low phenolic content, no disease or insect pest infestation reported

Amaranth

Him Gauri (IC037156)

Variety

ICAR - National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources - Regional Station, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Northern Hills Zone (NHZ) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Suitable for grain purposes cultivation during rainfedKharif season in mid to high hilly areas, seed yield 24.06 q/ha, maturity 128.46 days, significantly higher Lysine content (7.18 g/ 16g N), higher total protein content (13.52 %), no disease or insect pest infestation reported

Grain Amaranth

RMA 120 (Jodhpur Rajgira 2)

Variety

ICAR-All India Network Project (AINP) on Potential Crops, Agriculture University Jodhpur, Mandor, Rajasthan

WZ (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra); NPZ (U.P.); EZ (Odisha, Jharkhand) and CZ (Chhattisgarh)

Suitable for plains areas of the country in Rabi irrigated high fertility condition, 14.05 q/ha seed yield, maturity early (119-128 days), high protein content (12.60%), oil content (8.33%) and lysine 4.72%,no major disease and insect pest observed

Grain Amaranth

Gujarat Amaranth 8 (GA 8) SKNA 1407

Variety

ICAR-AINP on Potential Crops, S.D. Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat

WZ (Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra), NPZ (Utter Pradesh, CZ (Chhattisgarh), EZ Jharkhand and Odisha)

Suitable for cultivation in plain areas of the country in Rabi season, yield 14.55 q/ha, maturity 97 – 168 days (mean 127.33 days), protein content 12.21, oil content 8.09% and lysine content 5.03%, least incidence of insect pest and diseases

Grain Amaranth

VL Chua 140

Open Pollinated Variety

ICAR - Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan

Sansthan, Almora, Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh

Suitable for rainfed Kharif ecology, yield 16.86 q/ha, maturity 125-127 days, fertilizer responsive, no major insect pests and disease incidence was reported at any of the location

Winged bean

PWB 17-18 (Phule Shrawani)

Variety

ICAR-AINP on Potential Crops, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri,  Maharashtra

WZ (Maharashtra), CZ (Chhattisgarh), NPZ (Uttar Pradesh) and EZ (Jharkhand state)

Suitable for irrigated well drained soil having medium fertility in Kharif season, seed yield 13.81 q/ha, green pod yield 142.96 q/ha, maturity late - 160 – 168 days (seed), 85 – 95 days (seed to pod), contains 24.95% protein, 16.01% oil, no disease and pests observed

Adzuki bean

Him Jwala (IC341939)

Variety

ICAR - National Bureau of Plant Genentic Resources, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Northern Hills zone (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) and part of Northeastern States

Suitable for Northern hilly areas during rainfedKharif season, yield 19.54 q/ha, maturity 108 days, nutrition rich (protein 21.07%, K 1729 mg/100 g, Na 154 mg/100 g, Ca 286 mg/100 g, Fe 8.4 mg/100 g), no disease or insect pest infestation was reported under natural field conditions

Pillipesara

Prathama (OUAT Kalinga Pillipesara-1) (IC 524667)

Variety

ICAR-AINP on Potential Crops, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Odisha (Eastern Zone) & Tamil Nadu (Southern Zone)

Suitable for early sowing irrigated uplands / medium lands in Kharif, yield – seed 1.82 q/ha, green biomass - 157.46 q/ha containing crude protein (17.3%), crude fibre (17.62%), ether extract (1.17%), acid soluble ash (1.60%), maturity medium (83 days), no disease or insect pest infestation was reported under natural field conditions, resistant to YMV

Kalingada (Water melan)

SKNK 1407 (Gujarat Kalingada 3)

Variety

ICAR-AINP on Potential Crops, S.D. Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat

Gujarat and Rajasthan

Suitable for rainfed Kharif season, yield 217 kg/ha (seed), 89.81q/ha (fruit), maturity 77 - 87 days, tolerant to drought, seeds contain higher amount of oil (33.35 %), protein, (18.13 %), Fe (5.97 mg/100g),good amount of crude fiber, phenol, Zn, lysine, no major diseases and insect-pests were observed

Perilla

Poorvottar Perilla-2

IC-615382

Variety

ICAR-Regional Centre for North Eastern Hill Region Umiam, Meghalaya

NHZ and NEHZ (Uttarakhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland)

Suitable for rainfedKharif hilly ecosystem for Northern Hill Zone (NHZ) and North Eastern Hill Zone (NEHZ), yield 10.33 q/ha, maturity medium-late (163.63 days), lodging tolerant, very useful as oriental medicine as an anti-asthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, restorative, stomachic, and tonic, no diseases were observed at both vegetative and reproductive stages, resistant to aphids

Perilla

Poorvottar Perilla-1

(IC-615369)

Variety

ICAR-Regional Centre for North Eastern Hill Region Umiam, Meghalaya

NHZ and NEHZ (Uttarakhand, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland)

Suitable for rainfedKharif hilly ecosystem for Northern Hill Zone (NHZ) and North Eastern Hill Zone (NEHZ), yield 11.15 q/ha, maturity medium-late (160.63 days), lodging tolerant, very useful as oriental medicine as an anti-asthmatic, antibacterial, antidote, antimicrobial, antipyretic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antitussive, aromatic, carminative, diaphoretic, emollient, expectorant, pectoral, restorative, stomachic, and tonic, no diseases were observed at both vegetative and reproductive stages, resistant to aphids

HORTICULTURAL CROPS

Fruits

Mango

Arka Udaya

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

All mango growing states

It is a hybrid between Amrapali x Arka Anmol. Trees are semi-vigorous and having the bunch bearing habit.The fruits have pink blush on peel and good quality. Fruit is oblong in shape with the average weight of 200-250 g, orange yellow thick pulp with high TSS 24 (⁰Brix), 13.55 mg/ 100 g of total carotenoids and long keeping quality of 12-15 days. It is late bearing, having yield potential of 18-20 t/ha at the spacing of 5 m x 5 m.

Mango

Ambika

Hybrid

ICAR- Central Institute for subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow- Uttar Pradesh

All mango growing states

It is a climate resilient hybrid (Amrapali x Janardan Pasand) recommended for subtropical and tropical regions. It is a regular bearer, high yielding and late in maturity type. Fruits have attractive dark red blush on yellow coloured peel, pulp dark yellow, firm with scanty fibre.  Fruits weigh about 300-350 g, TSS is moderate (21°Brix), rich in mangiferin content. Yields about 80 kg/plant by about 10 years of planting It has good potential for both internal and export markets. 

Mango

Arunika

Hybrid

ICAR- Central Institute for subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow- Uttar Pradesh

All mango growing states

It is a dwarf hybrid developed by crossing between Amrapali x Vanraj. It is a regular bearer and late in maturity. Fruits are smooth, orange yellow peel with red blush, keeping quality excellent with pleasant flavour. Medium fruit weight (190-210 g), good TSS (24.6°Brix), pulp orange-yellow, with scanty fibres and rich in mangiferin and lupeol contents. Yields about 70 kg/plant by about 10 years of planting under improved cultural practice. It has wider adaptability, suitable for growing in subtropical and tropical regions.

Pomegranate

Solapur Anardana

Hybrid

ICAR-National Research Centre on Pomegranate, Solapur, Maharashtra

All pomegranate growing states

It is a processing variety developed from three-way cross of Bhagawa x [(Ganesh x Nana) x Daru]. Fruits big (280 g), maturity period is 148-150 days, with potential yield of 30.72 kg/tree. It has red aril and rind, red good TSS (16.6°Brix), high titratable acidity (4.8%), vit. C (18.20 mg/100 g), moderate anthocyanins (456 mg/100 g with good anardana recovery (21.6%). It is moderately bacterial blight and drought tolerant.

Guava

Lalit

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Central Institute for subtropical Horticulture,  Lucknow- Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Fruits are round, medium sized with thick pericarp (>1.5 cm). The variety is heavy having saffron yellow-colored fruits (185-200 g) with red blush, pulp firm, pink in colour with good sugar & acid blend. It has about 250 mg/100 g vit. ‘C’ content. Fruits have high lycopene content (4.5-6.5 mg/100 g pulp) and is a dual-purpose variety suitable for both table and processing purpose.

Guava

Arka Kiran

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra Tamil Nadu,

Climate resilient variety having semi-vigorous growth habit. Fruits are round, medium sized (180 to 190 g), pulp is dark red, with medium soft seeds (4-6 kgf), rich in lycopene (7.41 mg/100 g pulp) and medium in ascorbic acid (190 to 200 mg/100g) with stable flavour. It yields 38 to 40 kg /tree/year after 4 ^th year of planting. It has wider adaptability is tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Bael

Swarna Vasudha

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR - Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar

Jharkhand

It is a medium vigorous, regular bearing, big fruits (1100 to 1800 g), high yield under rainfed condition (43.8 kg/plant), high pulp recovery (>80%), TSS(>40°Brix), acidity (0.54%). The fruit is low seed content (<2%) with thin shell (< 2 mm). The plant is semi vigorous having yield potential of 17-19 t/ha in High Density Planting (5 m x 5 m).

Pummelo

Arka Chandra

Individual Plant Selection

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore, Karnataka

All Citrus growing states

Arka Chandra (clone 18-5)is a clonal selection from accession 18 that is being maintained in the field gene bank at IIHR, Bengaluru. The tree is medium-sized (2.0-3.0 m) and spreading. It is a medium vigorous, Average yield 35-40 fruits/plant/season after 4 years of planting). Fruit weight ranged from 0.8-1.0kg, spheroid fruit shape and has white pulp, TSS (11-12°B), acidity (0.89%) and sweet in taste with lower amount of Naringenin (344.75 ng/ml).

Vegetables

Tomato

Pusa Shakti

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Agricultural

Research Institute, New Delhi

Chhattisgarh, Odisha,

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

This tomato variety is suitable for open-field cultivation during May-October. Ripe fruits have a thick pericarp (7.00 mm), moderate TSS (4.8^oBrix), and lycopene (6mg/100 g) content. Due to the thick pericarp, it is easy to transport. It is also tolerant to high temperatures.The average yield is 351 q/ha.

Tomato

Pusa Tomato Hybrid 6

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Agricultural

Research Institute, New Delhi

Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

This tomato hybrid is resistant to four diseases including, ToLCD (tomato leaf curl disease, late blight, Fusarium-wilt and bacterialwilt. It has high Vit. C (29 mg/100 ml of juice) and is suitable for both Kharif and rabi seasons with duration of 130-150 days after planting. The fruits (80-90 g) are heart-shaped with thick pericarp (0.5 cm), moderate TSS (>4.50^oBrix), high acidity (>0.4%). Average yield is 900 q/ha in kharif (autumn-winter) and 600 q/ha in rabi (spring-summer).

Bottle gourd

Kashi Shubhara

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of vegetable Research , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Punjab

This variety is suitable for kharif, zaid and off-season production under low tunnel/ protected structure. Fruits are light green, smooth cylindrical (gutka type) and medium long (28-30 cm). Suitable for packaging, distance transportation and export due to better keeping quality. The yield potential is 600 q/ha.

Okra

Arka Nikita

Hybrid

ICAR- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru

Karnataka

Genic Male sterility based F₁ hybrid resistant to YVMV disease. Fruits are dark-green, tender, smooth and free from spines, and rich in iodine (33.38 µg/100 g FW). It has yield potential of 21 to 24 t/ha.

Indian bean

Kashi Bouni Sem- 207

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of vegetable Research , Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi

Bushy in growth habit (plant height 65-70 cm). First picking starts at 90-95 days after seed sowing and pods are available up to last week of March. Pods are 10-12 cm in length; 2.50-2.80 cm in width and weigh 9.0 g. It is tolerant to DYMV and high temperature 35^oC). It has average yield 236 q/ha in 5 pickings.

Indian Bean

Arka Vistar

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Karnataka

It a climate resilient, pole type and photo-insensitive variety. Pods are long, thick, very broad and dark green coloured. It has pod yield of 37.0 t/ha after 120 days.

Muskmelon

Thar Mahima

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Central Institute for Arid Horticulture, Bikaner, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Fruits are round (780-900 g) having TSS of 11.58-11.80⁰Brix. Flesh is salmon orange and 2.8-3.2 cm thick. netted with sutures. It is characterized by deep lobing of leaves with marketable yield of 200 q/ha. It is tolerant to high temperature.

Watermelon

Thar Tripti

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Central Institute for Arid Horticulture Beechwal, Bikaner- Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa

Fruits are attractive and characterized by green stripes and round shape. The fruit weight 2.3-3.4 kg with light red flesh colour. TSS ranges from 11.5-12.17⁰Brix and rind thickness can range from 5.0-1.8 cm; The first harvest of fruits can be carried out 75-80 days after sowing. It is tolerant to mosaic disease and has average yield 400 q/ha.

Tuber Crops

Potato

Kufri Chipsona-5

Vegetatively Propagated, self-pollinated

ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh

It produces white cream, ovoid tubers with shallow medium eyes and creamy flesh and has good storability under ambient conditions. Medium maturing (90-100 days), high-yielding variety (35 t/ha) for processing (chip making) use. It has 21% tuber dry matter, low sugars (<100 mg/100 g FW) and acceptable chip clolour. It has moderate resistance to late blight.

Potato

Kufri Jamunia

Vegetatively Propagated, self-pollinated

ICAR- Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand Plains, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar

It produces dark purple oblong tubers with shallow eyes and purple flesh.  Medium maturing (90-100 days), high-yielding variety (32-35 t/ha) suitable for table use. It has high antioxidants (ascorbic acid: 52 mg, carotenoids: 163 ug, anthocyanins: 32 mg/100 g fresh weight) in flesh, with high tuber dry matter. It has good keeping quality.

Potato

Kufri Bhaskar

Vegetatively Propagated, self pollinated

ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla- Himachal Pradesh

Haryana, Punjab, plains of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh-early season planting) and Central plains (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh for main planting)

It is a heat tolerant variety having mite and hopper burn tolerance.Early-medium maturing (85-90 days),with good yield potential (30-35 t/ha) and long storability under ambient conditions. It produces white-cream ovoid, tubers with shallow medium eyes and cream coloured flesh.

Spices

Nutmeg

Kerala Shree

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and other nutmeg growing areas of India

First farmers participatory variety with bold nuts and fully covered mace. Dry nut weight of 9.1-11.2 g; Dry mace wt. of 1.6-2.1g. Nut yield of 7560 kg per ha and Mace yield of 1512 kg/ha in 8th year of planting. Nut oil and mace oil are 5.9 and 7.5%, respectively. The oleoresin in mace is 9.1%.

Small Cardamom

IISR Manushree

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala

Karnataka and Kerala

Drought tolerant varietywith average yield of 550 kg dry capsules/ ha under irrigated conditions and 360 kg dry capsules/ha under moisture stress conditions. Over 50 % of the capsules are bold (> 8 mm) and stable.

Small Cardamom

IISR Kaveri

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala

Karnataka

Drought tolerant variety with average yield of 482 kg dry capsules/ha under irrigated conditions and 308 kg dry capsules/ha under moisture stress conditions

Compact flowering variety with 70 % of the capsules are > 8 mm.

High essential oil 9.08 % (irrigated conditions), 9.51 % (moisture stress conditions) content

Fennel

RF-290

Open

Pollinated Variety

AICRP on Spices, S.K.N. College of Agriculture, (SKN Agriculture University) Jobner  (Rajasthan).

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Haryana

This variety is most suitable under irrigated normal conditions. Moderately cool weather favours both the yield as well as the quality of the produce.

Plants are erect and tall plants, medium maturity type, more branches and umbels per plant, more umbellets and seeds per umbel and long & bold seeds. It has high yield potential.

The seed yield of this variety is 2065 kg/ha. This variety is resistant to ramularia blight.

Ajwain

Gujarat Ajwain 3

Open

Pollinated Variety

AICRP on Spices, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Jagudan, Sardarkrushinagar, Gujarat

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

High yielding with an average seed yield of 1035 kg/ha. It has a greater number of umbels per plant, number of seeds per umbel, bold seed size (Test weight 1.15 g). It is suited for growing in dry tracts

Mango ginger

IISR Amrit

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Indian Institute of Spices Research, Marikunnu, (Post) Kozhikode, Kerala

Kerala, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat

Bold rhizomes, high yield (45.75 t/ha), light yellow core, desirable flavour (myrcene and β pinene), and contains 0.32% Essential oil. Tolerant to rhizome rot.

Plantation Crops

Cocoa

Vittal Cocoa Hybrid-1

Hybrid

ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala

Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

Early bearing, stable, high yielder with medium canopy both under arecanut & coconut shades and suitable for high density planting. High dry beans yield 1.5-2.5 kg/tree/year in 15-18 m² canopy. Large bean size of international standard (1-1.10 g). It has desirable processing value for chocolate industry with 13% shelling, 87% nib recovery, >50% fat, 1% free fatty acids, rich in Fe and Zn contents. Withstands black pod rot and tea mosquito bug infestation and is tolerant to low moisture stress .

Cocoa

Vittal Cocoa Hybrid-2

Hybrid

ICAR- CPCRI, Kasaragod, Kerala

Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat

Early bearing, high yielder with black pod rot disease resistance both under arecanut & coconut gardens. Dry beans yield 1.5-2.5 kg/tree/year in 14-20 m² canopy. Large beans (1-1.2 g), have processing value for chocolate industry. It has 13% shelling, 87% nib recovery, >50% fat, 1% free fatty acids, rich in Fe and Zn contents. Suitable for high density planting and has field tolerance to tea mosquito bug and low moisture stress.

Cashew

Nethra Jumbo-1

Hybrid

ICAR- Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka

Karnataka

It is a variety suitable for rainfed conditions jumbo nuts (12 g), with premium grade kernel (W130), saves the labor on harvesting and ensures about 10% higher price due to bigger size nuts and higher yield over the standard variety Bhaskara and NRCC Selection-2. It is cluster bearing with 5-6 fruits per panicle. The nut size is uniform, Kernels are bold with 3.4 g average weight, and has easy testa peeling. 

Cashew

Nethra Ganga (H-130)

Hybrid

ICAR- Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, Dakashinakannda, Karnataka

Karnataka

It has bold nuts (12-13 g) and high yielding hybrid with cluster bearing habit, high precocity with 6-8 nuts per panicles. It has high shelling value (29.5%). An early flowering with uniform sweet kernels. It is suitable for high density planting under rainfed conditions.

Coconut

Kalpa Suvarna

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala

Karnataka and Kerala

It is a dwarf, high yielding, dual purpose coconut variety with green coloured, oblong fruits having sweet tender coconut water and good quality copra. Early flowering variety (30-36 months after planting), suitable for processing for tender coconut water and copra production.

Coconut

Kalpa Shatabdi

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR- Central Plantation Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala

Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

This is a dual purpose coconut variety, with large fruits, suitable for copra and tender nut production. It bears greenish yellow fruits with greater volume (612 mL) of good quality tender nut water and high copra content (273 g)

Flower Crops

Marigold

Pusa Bahar

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi,Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.

This variety is vigorous having plant height of 75-85 cm. It produces compact, flattened, attractive and large size (8-9 cm) flowers of yellow colour (RHS Yellow Group: 9A). It is very floriferous, producing on an average 50-60 large-sized flowers per plant. It is suitable for loose flowers, bedding in gardens as well as other floral decorations (loose flowers). It is flower is summer and tolerate high temperature.

Tuberose

Arka Vaibhav

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

West Bengal, Assam, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

It produces double-type flowers on medium tall spikes. The flower buds are greenish in colour, florets are white in colour and ideal as a cut flower.  The spike yield ranges from 2.5-3.0 lakh spikes/ ha/ year.  It has field tolerance to root knot nematode.

Crossandra

Arka Shreeya

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka

Novel flower colour orange-red florets (Orange Red group 32A), high loose flower yield (2269.2 kg/ac/year), increase yield (172.67%) over Local check. Moderately resistant to Phytophthora wilt.

Gladiolus

Arka Amar

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra

The flowers are red colour having red margin and white line on tepals with yellow blotch. It has a long spike (101 cm) with good rachis length (50 cm) and bears 17 florets per spike. It yields 1.81 flower spikes and 2 corms /corm and 23 cormels. It is highly resistant to Fusarium wilt disease. It is suitable for cut flower, floral arrangement and garden display.

Gladiolus

Arka Aayush

Hybrid

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

West Bengal, Punjab, Rajasthan and Maharashtra

Its florets are with a unique colour: Blotch Red with Yellow border. The florets are open-faced, thick, slightly ruffled and arranged in double rows. It is resistant to Fusarium wilt disease. Suitable for cut flower, bouquet preparation, floral arrangement and garden display.

Medicinal Plants

Velvet Bean

Arka Dhanvantari

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Karnataka

Long duration variety (180-190 days) with non-itchy trichomes on pods. High seed yield of 2- 2.5 t/ha with high L-Dopa content of 4.5 to 5.5%. It is highly drought tolerant.

Velvet Bean

Arka Daksha

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Karnataka

Medium duration variety comes to maturity 150-160 days after sowing. It has non-itchy trichomes on pods.  Gives seed yield of 1.6- 2 t/ha with high L-Dopa content of 3.5 to 4.5%.

Ashwagandha

Arka Ashwagandha

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Karnataka

It is pure line selection with high dry root yield of 11.95 q/ha and total withanolide content of 0.580%. Characterized by pencil thick roots and desired root depth of around 30 cm. It has early vigour, field tolerance to bacterial wilt, late blight diseases and pests viz., Epilachna beetle, mites and aphids.

Mandukaparni

Arka Prabhavi

Open

Pollinated Variety

ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Karnataka

It produces 13 tonnes of fresh herb and 2.3 tonnes of dry herb/ ha/ year with higher asiaticoside content (3.85%) and higher tri-terpenoid content (7.27%). Good for herbal industries for extraction of triterpenoids.