CHECKLIST OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF VEGETABLESSprouting BroccoliName <strong>of</strong>Salient FeaturesVariety/HybridIARI, New DelhiPusa Broccoli Kt 1 Head compact, light green with small buds weighing 250-400 g,first picking in 85-95 days after transplanting. Yield 125 q/ha.MPKV, RahuriGanesh Broccoli Curds are dark green, compact, dome shaped, big sizeand attractive with negligible stalk hollowness. Tolerent todowny mildew and bacterial blight. Suitable for rabi season.Average yield 65 q/ha.RecommendedAreasAll over IndiaMaharashtrasummer squashName <strong>of</strong>Variety/HybridIARI, New DelhiAustralian GreenPusa AlankarIIHR, BengaluruPatty PanSalient FeaturesVery early, bush type, fruits are dark green withlongitudinal stripes <strong>of</strong> greenish white colour all over,25-30 cm long, very tender and delicious. Suitable for lateJanuary- February sowings in the northern plains.Very early and high yielding F1 hybrid; fruits dark greenwith light coloured stripes, 20-25 cm long, slightly taperingtowards the stem end, tender with delicious flesh.White, disc shaped fruits with notches along the margin.Fruit weight 350-400 g. Duration 75-80 days. Yield 55 t/ha.Recommended AreasAll over IndiaAll over IndiaKarnataka, Tamil Naduand Kerala58
Commercial Varieties <strong>of</strong> VegetablesTOMATOName <strong>of</strong>Variety/HybridIARI, New DelhiPusa-120Pusa RubyPusa SheetalPusa GauravPusa UpharPusa RohiniPusa SadabaharPusa Hybrid-2Salient FeaturesPlants are semi determinate, spreading, late maturingwith dark green foliage. Fruits are flattish round, attractive,medium to large, uniform red, less acidic, less seeded,resistant to nematode and suitable for winter and summerseasons. Average yield 300-320 q/ha.This is an early maturing variety. Plants are indeterminate with aheight <strong>of</strong> 80-85 cm and spreading habit with few hardy branches.Fruits are flat to round, slightly lobed (4-5 locules), medium sized,uniform red at maturity with slightly acidic pulp, suitable for freshconsumption and processing. It is ideal for autumn, winter andspring summer seasons. Average yield 280-300 q/ha.Plants are determinate, fruit set successfully under low nighttemperature (up to 8°C) and suitable for early spring season,fruits are flattish round with yellow stem end, smooth, attractive,medium size, red colour and uniform ripening. Harvesting startsfrom early March in northern plains. Average yield 350 q/ha.Plants are dwarf, bushy with moderate foliage cover. Fruitsare smooth, elliptical (egg-shaped) and borne in clusters.The unripe fruits are firm with thick flesh (0.6 cm) with twowell filled locules facilitating easy transportation over longdistances. Whole fruit is suitable for processing and canningas it is without neck constriction and has higher TSS (6%) andbetter keeping quality at room temperature. It has averageyield potential <strong>of</strong> 330-350 q/ha.Plants are indeterminate, prolific bearer, upright, compactwith dark-green foliage; fruits in bunches with 4-6 fruitsper bunch, attractive, round, medium in size, thick skinnedand uniform in ripening. Average yield 370 q/ha.Fruits with thick pericarp, suitable for long distancetransportation. Maturity in 80 days. Average yield 415 q/ha.Determinate, thermo insensitive, fruit set takes place almostround the year, both hot and cold set, Maturity in 60 days.Average yield 350 q/ha.Plants are compact, semi determinate with good foliagecover having prolific bearing. Fruits are round to flattishround, firm, smooth and attractive with uniform red atmaturity. Plants are highly tolerant to root knot nematode.Average yield 600-625 q/ha.RecommendedAreasAll over IndiaAll over IndiaBihar, Punjab,Rajasthan, U.P.,West Bengal, Delhi,Haryana, H.P. and J&KPunjab, U.P., Bihar,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana and DelhiPunjab, U.P., Bihar,Rajasthan, Gujarat,Haryana and DelhiNCRNCRH.P., J&K, Uttarakhand(Garhwal and Kumaon),Punjab, U.P., Bihar,Delhi, Goa, Gujarat,Maharashtra, Daman& Diu, Dadra & NagarHaveli, A.P., Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Haryana59