PM Modi released 35 varieties of different crops on 28th September, 2021, developed at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, State & Central Agricultural Universities and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. These varieties are aimed to create mass awareness for the adoption of climate-resilient technologies.
These crop varieties with special traits have been developed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research to address the twin challenge of climate change & Malnutrition. The Trait specific details of all the crop varieties released on 28th September are given below:
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Sr. No. |
Crop |
Variety |
Specific trait |
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1 |
Quinoa |
Him Shakti |
High protein content (15.64%) and oil (8.91%) |
|
2 |
Buckwheat |
Him Phaphra |
High protein (13.1%) with methionine and iron (6.6 mg/100g) content |
|
3 |
Winged bean |
PBW 11-2 |
High pod yield and protein content |
|
4 |
Faba bean |
HFB 2 |
High seed yield and protein content (24.13%) |
|
5 |
Soybean |
NRC 138 |
Early maturing amenable to mechanical harvesting |
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6 |
Soybean |
KBVS 1 (Karune) |
First variety of soybean having green pod suitable for consumption |
|
7 |
Soybean |
NRC 142 |
First double null variety free from anti-nutritional factor Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (KTI) and lipoxygenase-2 (principal contributor to off-flavour) |
|
8 |
Mustard |
Pusa Duble Zero Mustard 33 |
High yielding (26.4 q/ha) variety of mustard with Canola quality (erucic acid <2% and glucosinolates<30ppm) |
|
9 |
Mustard |
RCH 1 |
High yielding (26.7 q/ha) hybrid of mustard with Canola quality (erucic acid <2% and glucosinolates<30ppm) |
|
10 |
Pigeonpea |
IPH 15-3 |
Early maturing (<150 day) and resistant to wilt and sterility and mosaic disease |
|
11 |
Pigeonpea |
IPH 09-5 |
Early maturing (<150 day) and resistant to wilt and sterility and mosaic disease |
|
12 |
Chickpea |
Pusa Chickpea 4005 |
A drought tolerant high yielding varieties of chickpea developed through marker assisted selection |
|
13 |
Chickpea |
IPCMB 19-3 (Samriddhi) |
A Fusarium wilt resistant high protein (22.9%) varieties developed through marker assisted selection |
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14 |
Pearl millet |
PB 1877 |
Summer pearl millet variety rich in Iron (42 ppm) and zinc (32 ppm) |
|
15 |
Pearl millet |
HHB 67 Improved 2 |
Pearl millet hybrid rich in Iron (42 ppm) and zinc (32 ppm) and resistance to downy mildew |
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16 |
Sorghum |
Jaicar Raseela-CSV 49SS (SPV 2600) |
Sweet sorghum suitable for 1G biofuel and silage making |
|
17 |
Sorghum |
CSH 47 (SPG 1798) |
High biomass variety suitable for 2G biofuel and silage making |
|
18 |
Forage sorghum |
JaicarUrja-CSV 48 (SPV 2402) |
High biomass variety suitable for 2G biofuel and silage making |
|
19 |
Rice |
Pusa Basmati 1979 |
Herbicide tolerance in the background of Pusa Basmati 1121. Suitable for direct seeding also |
|
20 |
Rice |
Pusa Basmati 1985 |
Herbicide tolerance in the background of PusaBasmati 1509. Suitable for direct seeding also |
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21 |
Rice |
Pusa Basmati 1886 |
Bacterial blight and blast resistance in the background of Pusa Basmati 6. |
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22 |
Rice |
Pusa Basmati 1847 |
Bacterial blight and blast resistance in the background of Pusa Basmati 1509 |
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23 |
Rice |
Pusa Basmati 1885 |
Bacterial blight and blast resistance in the background of Pusa Basmati 1121 |
|
24 |
Rice |
DRR Dhan 58 |
Resistant to bacterial blight (Xa21, xa13, xa5) and seedling stage salinity tolerance (Saltol QTL) in the background of Samba Masuri |
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25 |
Rice |
DRR Dhan 59 |
Resistant to bacterial blight (Xa33) in the background of Akshyadhan |
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26 |
Rice |
DRR Dhan 60 |
Resistant to bacterial blight (Xa21, xa13, xa5) and low soil phosphorus tolerance (Pup1) in the background of Samba Masuari |
|
27 |
Maize |
Pusa HQPM-1 Improved (APQH-1) |
High 7.02 μg/g of provitamin, lysine (4.59%) and tryptophan (0.85%); widely adapted hybrid suitable for all zones |
|
28 |
Maize |
Pusa Biofortified Maize Hybrid-1 (APH-1) |
Rich in provitamin-A (6.6 μg/g), lysine (3.37%) and tryptophan (0.72%); hybrid suitable for northern hill and north eastern plain zone |
|
29 |
Maize |
Pusa HM4 Male Sterile Baby Corn (Shishu) (ABSH4-1) |
First male sterile baby corn hybrid of the country Saves Rs. 8,000-10,000/- per ha as no manual detasseling is required |
|
30 |
Wheat |
DBW 332 |
High yielding wheat variety with 78.3 q/ha grain yield with high protein content (12.2%) and zinc (40.6 ppm) |
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31 |
Wheat |
DBW 327 |
High yielding wheat variety with high Zinc content (44.4 ppm) in its grains |
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32 |
Wheat |
HI 1636 |
High yielding biofortified variety with high zinc content (44.4 ppm) and excellent chapati quality (8.24/10) |
|
33 |
Wheat |
HUW 838 |
High yielding wheat variety with high Zinc content (41.8 ppm) in its grains |
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34 |
Wheat |
MP (JW) 1358 |
High yielding wheat variety rich in protein (12.1%) and iron (40.6 ppm) |
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35 |
Wheat |
HI 8823 |
High yielding durum wheat variety with high zinc content (40.1 ppm) and protein content (12.1%) with good pasta acceptability (5.9) |
