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Posted by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

2020-04-29 17:36:02

Punjab Agricultural University has developed and recommended seven new varieties

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed and recommended seven new varieties for general cultivation in Punjab. These include PR 128, PR 129 and HKR 47 of rice; J 1007 of fodder maize; J 87 of groundnut; JC 12 of maize and PCB 165 of bajra. All the varieties were approved during the meeting of State Variety Approval Committee, held under the chairmanship of Dr Suntantar Kumar Airi, Director of Agriculture, Punjab. According to Dr Navtej Singh Bains, Director of Research, and Dr Jaskarn Singh Mahal, Director of Extension Education, PAU, the features of all the varieties were discussed thoroughly.

PR 128 of rice is an improved version of PAU 201. It possesses long slender clear translucent grains. Its average plant height is 110 cm and matures in about 111 days after transplanting. It is resistant to all the 10 presently prevalent pathotypes of bacterial blight pathogen in the Punjab state. Its average paddy yield is 30.5 quintals per acre.

PR 129 of rice is an improved version of PAU 201. It possesses long slender clear translucent grains. Its average plant height is 105 cm and matures in about 108 days after transplanting. It is resistant to all the 10 presently prevalent pathotypes of bacterial blight pathogen in the Punjab state. Its average paddy yield is 30.0 quintals per acre.

HKR 47 is a mid-early maturity variety of rice. It takes 104 days to mature after transplanting and its average plant height is 117 cm. It is susceptible to all the 10 presently prevalent pathotypes of bacterial blight pathogen in Punjab and is prone to lodging. Its average yield is 29.5 quintals per acre. It is suitable for parboiling.

J 1007 of fodder maize is moderately resistant to maydis leaf blight and charcoal rot diseases. It yields about 175 quintals of green fodder yield per acre. It possesses better fodder nutrition parameter than J 1006.

J 87 is recommended for sowing in spring and kharif seasons. It is semi erect and bunch type variety of groundnut. During spring season, it gives pod yield of 15.3 q/acre, while in kharif season, it gives pod yield of 12.8 q/acre. It takes 112 days to mature.

JC 12 of maize yields on an average 18.2 quintals per acre. It matures in about 99 days. It gives 84 per cent shelling with 1,000 grain weight of 279 g.

PCB 165 is a dual purpose variety of bajra. It is resistant to major diseases of bajra. Its grains are suitable for popping. It gives grain yield of 12.8 quintals per acre against 11.04 quintals per acre of PCB 164 (dual purpose). It gives fodder yield of 234 quintals per acre against 214 quintals per acre of FBC 16 (fodder purpose).