New Delhi, India
September 6, 2007-
New wheat variety makes more nutritive chapati
- New wheat variety will serve as naturally bio-fortified food
- ICAR identifies seven promising wheat varieties for
diversification
HI 8663 , a newly durum wheat variety is excellent with
high ß -carotene content of 6.5 ppm* showing remarkable
stability over growing seasons and collations. It is recommended
for release in southern parts of the country i.e. Karnataka
and Maharashtra . It can serve as ‘naturally bio-fortified
food' and can be used for dual purpose. Because of its high and
stable ß -carotene, high sedimentation value, high protein
content of 11.6 per cent and high levels of micro nutrients; it
can be used for nutritive chapati and also good for quality
pasta preparations for improving nutritional security especially
in Southern part of the country, having pre-dominance of rice in
their diet. Also, it has higher levels of other important
micronutrients like iron 47.0 ppm and manganese 28.0 ppm.
HI 8663 is a novel genotype characterized by excellent grain
quality, high stable yield and high resistance to stem and leaf
rusts. It is developed by Indian Agricultural Research
Institute's Regional Station located at Indore in Madhya
Pradesh.
Developed by Ludhiana based Punjab Agricultural University, new
wheat variety PBW 550 combines high grain yield with high
degree of resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust. The yield of
PBW 550 under irrigated and timely sown condition is 48 quintal
per hectare. PBW 550 will replace HD 2687, PBW 343, PBW 502 and
WH 542 and an alternative for DBW 17. It is recommended for
cultivation in north-western plains zone . Major problem
in north-western plains zone is susceptibility of predominant
varieties to leaf rust and stripe rust.
The farmers of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will
get an improved wheat variety HI 1544 . Despite being
earliest in heading and maturity compare to other variety, HI
1544 yields 6.3 per cent higher than GW 190, 8 per cent over
LoK-1 and equally good yield, as compared to GW 322 and GW 366.
It will save irrigation water, a precious input in Central parts
of the country. HI 1544 will help in harvesting better yield
even under deficient irrigation availability. Having high yield
of 51.4 q/ha and wider adaptability, it combines high levels of
field resistance to stem and leaf rusts and seedling resistance
to all the pathotypes. Its early maturity and medium bold
lustrous grains will provide better alternative to identified
variety GW 366 in improving the productivity and profitability
of farmers of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
LoK–1 and GW 322, the currently popular bread wheat cultivars in
Central India, are susceptible to a number of pathotypes. HI
1544, developed by Regional Station of Indian Agricultural
Research Institute located at Indore, has bold lustrous grain
which will fetch premium in the market and making wheat
cultivation in Central zone more profitable.
Another wheat variety namely, HD 2932 is developed by
Indian Agricultural Research Institute at New Delhi. It can be
grown under late sown irrigated condition of central zone. The
variety has very wide adaptability and recommended for release
in MP, Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, Kota & Udaipur of Rajasthan and
Jhansi of UP.
WH 1021 , a high yield potential variety having high
degree of disease resistance and better in quality characters is
suitable for late sown, high fertility and irrigated conditions
of north-western plain zone part of the country . It is
developed by CCS Haryana Agricultural Chaudhary Charan Singh
University at Hissar. WH 1021 has medium height, high biomass,
large number of spike lets and more grains per spike.
Nutritionally rich and highly rust resistant variety, VL 892
is developed by Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan
at Almora. It is recommended for late sown restricted irrigation
conditions in northern hills zone . It will prove as an
ideal alternate to HS 420 and replacement of HS 295 and Sonalika
for cultivation in northern hills zone. VL 892 provides better
nutritional quality wheat owing to higher content of zinc,
copper and manganese.
Palampur located CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya has
also developed a wheat variety HPW 251 with high yield
potential under rainfed early sown conditions in northern
hills zone. HPW 251 combines with high degree of resistance
against major diseases such as yellow rust, brown rust and loose
smut. It gives a yield of 39.9 q per ha compare to other popular
varieties VL 616 and HS 277 having yielding of about 37 q per
ha.
These decisions were taken in the 46th All India Wheat and
Barley Research Workers' Meet held at College of Agriculture at
Pune recently. The meet was attended by more than 200 wheat and
barley workers associated with research and developmental
activities in the country.
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