GAUD-1: This is a variety developed by GAU, Banaskantha and released for central and western India in 1979.
Bundel Sem-1 (JLP-4): This variety was developed at IGFRI, Jhansi through hybridization of T-16 × T-14-1 followed by pedigree method of selection and notified for cultivation in the entire country. The plants are semi-erect, 135–170 cm in length and grow as annual in semi-arid or rainfed areas, and as perennial in humid or coastal region or irrigated areas. The flowers are pinkish and seeds are black in colour. The variety is highly sensitive to thermo-photoperiod, flowering strictly during short days. The average green fodder yield is 22–25 t/ha with dry matter of 4.5 to 5.0 t/ha and seed yield 12–15 q/ha (if grown as grain crop). (CVRC- Notification no. 6159(E) dated 17th August 1993).
