S. NO. | ITEM | DETAILS |
1 | PARENTAGE | COLLECTION FROM LOCAL GERMPLASM IG-1978 |
2 | METHOD OF BREEDING/ SELECTION | INDIVIDUAL PLANT SELECTION AND FOLLOWED BY CLONAL MULTIPLICATION |
3 | METHOD OF PROPAGATION | SEEDS AND ROOTED SLIPS |
4 | MODE OF POLLINATION | CROSS – POLLINATED |
5 | RECOMMENDED REGIONS/ AREAS | NORTH WEST ZONE UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS |
6 | AREAS OF ADOPTION | RAINFED AREAS OF PUNJAB AND RAJASTHAN |
7 | NATURE OF CULTIVAR | PERENNIAL |
8 | YEAR OF RELEASE | 2017 |
9 | CHARACTERISTICS | DARK GREEN LEAVES AND LITTLE HAIR ON NODES |
| | NUMBER OF NODES VARIED FROM 10-15 WITH LIGHT PURPLE INTERNODES COLOUR. |
| | STEM HAS JUICINESS AND SOLIDNESS. VERY HIGH REGENERATION CAP ACITY, M U LTICU T TYP E AND PERENNIAL IN NATURE |
| | DAYS TO 50% FLOWERING IS 50-60 DAYS AND MATURITY IN 120-130 DAYS |
10 | YIELD PERFORMANCE | GREEN FORAGE YIELD IS 442.15 Q/ HA |
| | DRY MATTER YIELD IS 153.07 Q/ HA |
11 | QUALITY ATTRIBUTES | AVERAGE CPY = 4.97 Q/ HA |
| | AVERAGE CP = 6.50% |
| | AVERAGE IVDMD = 48.2% |
| | AVERAGE NDF = 68.7% |
| | AVERAGE ADF = 50.9% |
12 | RESISTANCE TO DISEASES AND PESTS | VARIETY SHOWED MODERATELY RESISTANT REACTION AGAINST LEAF BLIGHT AND NO INCIDENCE OF INSECT ATTACK REPORTED |
13 | SEED YIELD | 35-40 KG/ HA |
14 | NOTIFICATION NUMBER AND DATE | CVRC NO. AWAITED |
| | NBPGR IC NO.: 623730 |
