Varieties

Varieties

    In Bulgaria, six new varieties have been evolved through selection programmes. These are Kazanluk, Karlovo, Hemus,Aroma, Svezhest and Vanets. In addition, a few Soviet varieties, i.e., Stepnyay, Goranya,Prima, Record, French Bareme and Lambris are also known. Out of the Bulgarian material introduced in Kashmir’ by the CIMAP, Lucknow, which is reported to yield 80 to 100% more oil than the existing Bulgaraian varieties. The oil of the present variety is superior to the old Bulgarian variety, ‘Karlovo’, Some of the other important high-yielding clones are: AM-1,AM-2,AM-3,A-5,A-7,A-8,A-9,B-2 and B-11.

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