CoMMerCiAl VArieties of VegetABles - Department of Agriculture ...

CHECKLIST OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF VEGETABLESName ofVariety/HybridArka NiketanNHRDF, Nasik, MaharashtraAgrifound DarkRedAgrifound LightRedNHRDF-Red(L-28)NHRDF Red-2(L-355)Agrifound WhiteAgrifound RoseSalient FeaturesGlobe shaped bulbs with thin neck. Medium large size bulbsof attractive red coloured outer scales, inner scales arrangedin tight concentric rings. Average bulbs weight 100-180 g.Bulbs very firm, highly pungent with TSS 12-14%. Excellentkeeping quality (3-4 months). Average yield 37 t/ha.kharif onion grown in Nasik. Bulbs are dark red in colour,globular in shape with tight skin with moderately pungent.Bulb diameter is 4-6 cm. Total soluble solid 12-13 % andPyruvic acid 10.07 micro mole/g. It is also suitable forbulblets production for early Kharif crop. Mature in95-110 days after transplanting. Average yield 300 q/ha.Rabi onion grown in Dindori area of Nasik. Bulbs areglobular in shape with tight skin, light red colour and4-6 cm in diameter. Total soluble solid 13-14% and Pyruvicacid 12.20 micro mole/g. Mature in 110-120 days aftertransplanting and keeping quality good. Average yield300-325 q/ha.Bulbs are attractive very dark red in colour and 4.5-6 cmdiameter. Total soluble solid is 13-14%. Variety is verypopular among farmers because of its higher yield,attractive dark red colour of bulbs and better storageperformance. Mature in 110-120 days after transplanting.Average yield 250-300 q/ha.Plant straight, erect leaves, light red bulbs colour, globularround shape, thin neck and 4.0-60 cm in diameter. Totalsoluble solid 13-14% and Pyruvic acid 12.0 micro mole/g.Mature in 100-120 days after transplanting and keepingquality good. Moderately resistant to foliar diseases likestemphylium blight. Average yield 300-350 q/ha.White onion grown during rabi season in Nimar area ofMadhya Pradesh. Bulbs are globular in shape, tight skin,silvery attractive white colour and 4-6 cm in diameter.Total soluble solid more than 15% and Pyruvic acid12 micro mol/g. Mature in 110-130 days after transplantingand keeping quality good. Average yield 250-300 q/ha andsuitable for late Kharif and Rabi seasons.Bulbs are globular round in shape, deep scarlet red incolour and 2.5-3.5 cm in size. Mature in 95-110 days fromseed sowing. Total soluble solid is 16-18% and Pyruvic acid10.27 micro mol/g. Average yield 190-200 q/ha.Recommended AreasPunjab, Tarai region ofU.P., Bihar, Jharkhand,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana, Delhi,Karnataka, Tamil Naduand KeralaAll over IndiaAll over IndiaBihar, Punjab,Rajasthan, U.P.,West Bengal, Delhi,Haryana, H.P., J&K,M.P., Chhattisgarh,Goa, Gujarat andMaharashtraArunachal Pradesh,Assam, Manipur,Meghalaya, Mizoram,Nagaland, Sikkim,Tripura, Andaman &Nicobar Island, Punjab,Tarai Region of U.P.,Bihar, Jharkhand,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana and DelhiChhattisgarh, Odisha,A.P., Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana, Delhi, M.P. andMaharashtraAndhra Pradesh andKarnataka38