Varieties

Varieties
       
  • The number of germplasm accessions of coriander being evaluated and conserved by AICRPS in India is 1467. A number of cultivars, distinguished by the name of the locality, are under cultivation. The yield varies depending on variety and location. The varieties are grouped as the bold and small seeded types. The important cultivars of coriander are described below.
    RCr-41
  • This was developed by the Rajasthan Agricultural University through recurrent half-sib selection from a local collection of Kota and released in 1988 for irrigated conditions. The plants are tall, erect with small-sized (9.3g/1,000) grains. The cultivar is highly resistant to stem gall and wilt but only moderately tolerant to powdery mildew. It matures in 130-140 days and produces an average yield of 9.2 q/ha.
    Rcr-20
  • This was developed by the Rajasthan Agricultural University through recurrent half-sib selection from a local collection of Jaipur and released in 1997 for limited moisture conditions and the heavier soils of southern Rajasthan. The plants are bushy, spreading, with a medium height. It produces oval grains of large size (18.0g/1,000). It is moderately tolerant to powdery mildew, wilt as well as stem gall. The cultivar matures in 100-110 days and produces an average yield of 10.0q/ha.
    RCr-435
  • This has been developed by the Rajasthan Agricultural University through half-sib selection from a local collection of Jalore district and identified for release in 1995 for irrigated conditions. The plants are bushy with a quick, early growth and medium-sized grains (14.0 g/ 1,000). It matures in 110-130 days and produces an average yield of 10.5 q/ha.
    RCr-436
  • This was developed by the Rajasthan Agricultural University through half-sib recurrent selection from a local collection of Kota and identified for release in 1995 for limited moisture conditions. The plants are bushy with quick early growth and bold grains (16.0 g/1,000). It matures in 90-100 days and produces an average yield of 11.09 q/ha under limited moisture conditions.
    RCr-446
  • This was developed by the Rajasthan Agricultural University through half-sib selection from a local collection of Jaipur district and identified for release in 1977 for irrigated conditions. The plants are leafy and erect with higher number of grains per umbel. The seeds of this variety are medium in size (13.5 g/1000). It matures in 110-130 days and produces an average yield of 12 q/ha.
    GC-1
  • This was developed by the Gujarat Agricultural University through selection in local material and released in 1974 for early sowing conditions. The plant is erect with medium sized (13.2 g/1,000 grains) and round, yellow-coloured grains. It is moderately tolerant to wilt and powdery mildew. It matures in 112 days and produces an average yield of 11.0 q/ha.
    GC-2
  • This was developed by the Gujarat Agriculture University through mass selections from Co-1 and released in 1985, for early sowing. The plants are of a semi-spreading habit, and have dense foliage with dark green leaves and bold grains (14.8g/1,000 grains). It is moderately tolerant to wilt and powdery mildew. It matures in 110 days and produces an average yield of 14.5 q/ha.
    CS-4 (Sadhna)
  • This was developed by the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University through mass selection from the Nandyal collection and released in 1989 for rain-fed and late-sown conditions. The plants are semi-erect with medium-sized (16.8g/1,000 grains), oval, straw-coloured grains. The cultivar is tolerant to white fly and mites. It matures in 100 days and produces an average yield of 10.3 q/ha.
    CS-6 (Swathi)
  • This was developed by the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University through mass selection from the Nandyal collection and released in 1989 for rain-fed and late-sown conditions. The plants are semi-erect with medium-sized (16.8g/1,000 grains), oval, brownish-yellow grains. The cultivar is tolerant to white fly, grain mould and wilt, and produces an average yield of 8.8 q/ha.
    CO-1
  • This was developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University through selection and released in 1972 for the rain-fed conditions of the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. The plants are small with globular, small (14.3 g/1,000), dusty brown grains. It matures in 100-120 days and produces an average yield of 4.0 q/ha.
    CO-2
  • This was developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University through selection from P2 cultivar of Gujarat and released in 1985. It is a dual-purpose cultivar suited for use as greens and for the production of grains. It can be grown in water-logged, drought, saline and alkaline conditions. The plants are erect, with oblong, medium-sized (15.0 g/ 1,000 grains), dull yellowish-brown grains. It matures in 90-110 days and gives green leaves in 40 days and produces an average grain yield of 5.2 q/ha and green yield of 100 q/ha.
    CO-3
  • This was developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University through selection from ACC 695 of IARI and released in 1991 for irrigated and rain-fed conditions. The plants are dwarf with medium-sized (16.2 gI1,000), oblong, brownish-yellow grains. It is tolerant to wilt, powdery mildew and grain mould. It matures in 86-104 days and produces an average yield of 6.5 q/ha.
    CS-287
  • This was developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University through reselection from CS-6 and released in 1991 to irrigated and rain-fed conditions. The plants are early maturing with medium-sized (14.9 g/ 1000 grains), oblong, straw-yellow coloured grains. It is tolerant to wilt and grain mould. It matures in 78-97 days and produces an average yield of 6.0 q/ha.
    RD-44 (Rajendra Swathi)
  • This was developed by the Rajendra Agricultural University, Bihar, through selection from the Muzaffarpur Local and released in 1987. The plants are medium-sized with fine, round, aromatic grains (12.5 g/ 1000 grains). It is resistant to stem gall and moderately resistant to wilt, aphid and weevil. It matures in 100 days and produces an average yield of 13 q/ha.
    DH-5
  • This was developed by the Harayana Agricultural University, Hissar, through selection from a local collection and identified in 1993, for irrigated conditions. The plants are medium-tall, bushy with round attractive grains of medium-size (13.8 g/1000). It matures in 120-130 days and produces an average yield of 18-20 q/ha under good management.
    UD-20
  • This variety is a recurrent selection from the Jaipur local developed at SKN College of Agriculture, Rajasthan Agricultural University, Jobner, during 1983 for rain-fed conditions. The plants are tall, erect with oblong, bold grains (13.5 g/1000). It matures in 110 days and produces an average yield of 12 q/ha. The variety is resistant to wilt and stem gall diseases.
    CIMPO, S-33
  • This is an improved strain developed by intensive selection at the Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Bangalore from the Bulgarian introduction. The variety is a tall, late-maturing type with small seeds and can yield 21 q/ha of seeds (three times more) compared to 7.5 q/ha from the local cultivars. It has an oil content of 1.3% as against 0.18% of the local, giving 27.5 2 kg/ha of oil which is seven times more compared with the local variety.
  • A Russian cultivar `Lucs' is reported to give the highest yield and essential oil. The other important cultivars are CS-15, CS-362, CS-52, CS-7, CS-11, CS-358 Rcr-648, Hissar Anand, Pant Haritima, Azad Dhania, DWD-3, Gwalior 5365, V1, V2, Naranul Selection, NP (D) 95, NP (D) 172, NP (K) 24, Amber and Pusa selection 360.
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