Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Description of popular varieties/hybrids

Pusa Phalguni:
IARI, dwarf, bushy, mature in 60 days. Suitable for February-March sowing, yields 5-10t/ha.

Pusa Phalguni                          Pusa Barasati

Pusa Barasati:
IARI, suitable for kharif season, viny plant habit and comes to harvest in 45 days after sowing, yield about 9-9.5t/ha.

Pusa Dofasli:
IARI, it is cross between Pusa Phalguni X Philipine selections. Photo insensitive, bushy cultivar and suitable for both summer and rainy seasons. The crop comes to harvest in 55-60 days and yields about 7.5-8t/ha.

Pusa Komal:
It is selected through pure line selection. Photo insensitive, indeterminate, bushy cultivars. Pods are light green, 25-30cm long. It flowers in 40-45 days. Resistant to bacterial blight, comes to harvest in 60 days and produces 10t/ha of green pods

Pusa Komal                                               Arka Garima 
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Pusa Rituraj:
The variety can be grown in summer as well as kharif due to it’s highly photo thermo insensitive nature, bushy type. Pods are 22-24cm long, thin and palatable. Dual purpose variety. Seeds brown. The harvest starts from 45-50 days. Average yield is 8-9t/ha green pods.

Arka Garima:
Derivative of the cross T.U.V.762 x V.uniquiculata sub sp.sesquipedalis Developed by back cross and pure line selection. Plants tall, vigerous, bushy, with small vines and photo insensitive. Leaf colour light green.Flower colour purple. Pods light green, long, thick, round, fleshy and string less. Suitable for vegetable purpose. Tolerant to heat, drought and low moisture stress. Duration 90 days. Pod Yield 18 t/ha.

Arka Suman and Arka Samrudhi:
Bushy, photo-insensitive, pods medium long, medium thick, yield 15t/ha. Early variety (70-75 days).

Selection 263:
Bush, photo-sensitive, yield 19t/ha

Narendra Lobia-1:
Pusa Komal X Varanasi local. Determinate and photo-insensitive, green pods, 28-32cm long. Seeds bold with black hilum. Yields 9.0 t/ha.

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