S. No. | Item | Details |
1 | Parentage | Selection from Accession No.526 |
2 | Method of Breeding/ Selection | Selection for m t h e g en e t ica l ly d iv er se polyploidy materials Accession No.526 |
3 | Method of Propagation | Through seed |
4 | Mode of pollination | Cross Pollinated (out crossing above 85%) |
5 | Nature of cultivar | Diploid variety |
6 | Year of release | 1981 |
7 | Recommended Regions/ Areas | Entire berseem growing area in the country |
8 | Areas of Adoption | Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, UttarPradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Himachal Prade sh and Mad hya Pradesh |
9 | Characteristics | Plant erect 45-70cm in height, annual with green to dark green stem. Leaves oval shaped and fairly big in size. |
| | Flower white in colour. Days to 50% flowering 150-165 days, and seed to seed maturity in 175- 190 days. |
| | Head brown coloured, bearing 80-90 seeds per head. |
| | Seed oval shaped, pale yellow and medium in size. |
10 | Yield performance | Green Fodder Yield : 65 – 70 t/ ha |
| | Average yield on farm demonstrations 65.0t / ha in farmers field |
| | Dry Matter Yield : 12 – 13 t/ ha |
11 | Quality attributes | Average CP =18.9-23.4% |
| | IVDMD = 62.6-66.4% |
| | Average NDF = 45.9-58.6% |
| | Average ADF = 19.5-26.6% |
| | CPY= 14.0q/ h |
| | Leaf/ stem ratio= 0.82 |
12 | Resistance to diseases and pests | Tolerant to bacterial wilt and other diseases under field conditions |
13 | Seed yield | 4.8 q/ h |
14 | Notification number and date | CVRC No. 19 (E) dated 14.01.1982 |
