Varieties resistant to leaf curl

Varieties resistant to leaf curl
  • Three varieties such as Sankranthi, Nandhi and Vybhav are released at UAS Bangalore which are resistant to leaf curl virus and suitable for growing in summer season.
    Sankranthi:
  • Fruits are medium, round, medium duration (95-105 days). Yield is 40-45 t/ha.
    • Sankranthi Vybhav
    Sankranthi                                 Vybhav
    Nandhi:
  • Fruits are medium size, high yielding variety. Yield is 40-45 t/ha.
    Vybhav:
  • Suitable for distant transport. It is resistant to both leaf curl and bacterial wiltdisease.Yield is about 40-50 t/ha.
    • Arka Vishal Arka Varadhan
    Arka Vishal                                                     Arka Varadhan
    Arka Vishal:
  • plants are tall; duration of the crop is 165 days. Fruits are large, red in colour and suitable to grow in rainy and winter season. Staking is required for growth and better development of plants. Average yield is 75 t/ha.
    Arka Varadhan:
  • Crop is harvested in 160 days after transplanting. Fruits are large deep red in colour, resistant to root knot nematodes and grown both in rainy and winter season. Staking is necessary for the plants. Average yield is 75 t/ha.
    Pusa Hybrid-1:
  • Developed at IARI New Delhi, determinate, round, medium size, suitable for long distance transportation. Fruit setting at high night temperature. Yields 32.5 t/ha.
    Pusa Hybrid-2:
  • Determinate, round, medium, field resistant to nematode, yields 55 t/ha.
    Pusa Hybrid 4:
  • Determinate, round, medium, yields 55 t/ha.
    Pusa Divya :
  • Indeterminate F1 hybrid, profusely branched, round, yield 35 t/ha.
    Varieties suitable for different purposes
    Varieties for fresh market: Pusa Early, Dwarf, Pusa Ruby, Pusa 120, Pant T-3, Arka Vikas, Arka Saurabh, CO-3, Punjab Kesari, Pant Bahar
    Varieties for distant market: Pusa Gaurav, Roma, Punjab Chhuhara, Pusa Uphar.
    Varieties for processing: Pusa Gaurav, Rousa, Punjab Chhuhara, Pusa Uphar, Arka Saurabh.
    Varieties resistant to abiotic stresses: Pusa Sheetal-low temperature; Pusa hybrid 1-High temperature; Pusa Sadabahar- high and low temperature regime.
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