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Gujarat Anand Sweet Corn Hybrid-11 (Madhuram)

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Middle Gujarat
Year of Release: 
2019
Average Yield: 
13273 kg/ha (Green cob yield at 87-90 days of harvest )
Special Features: 
This is yellow kernel sweet corn hybrid. Total Soluble Sugar 7.58%. Total Soluble Solids 18.4 0 Brix.
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<p class="rtejustify"> Medium maturing and high yielding yellow kernel single cross sweet corn hybrid. Resistant against <em>Turcicum</em> leaf blight in field conditions. Resistant against stem borer in field condition.</p>
Name of centre: 
MMRS, Godhra

Gujarat Anand Pop Corn Hybrid-21 (Mahashweta)

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Middle Gujarat
Year of Release: 
2019
Average Yield: 
3669 kg/ha
Special Features: 
This is Pop corn hybrid having high popping (92%) and popping volume (213 ml/cm3).
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Characterstics: 
<p class="rtejustify"> Medium&nbsp;maturing, orange flint kernels, high test weight (190 g) and high yielding single cross popcorn hybrid. Resistant against <em>Curvularia</em> Leaf spot and <em>Puccinia</em> rust under hot spot conditions. Resistant to moderately resistant against stem borer in field condition.</p>
Name of centre: 
MMRS, Godhra

Gujarat Anand Desi Cotton 3 (Wagad Gaurav)

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Agro-climatic Zone-V and VIII of Gujarat state
Year of Release: 
2019
Average Yield: 
Seed cotton yield: 2150 kg/ha; Lint yield: 964 kg/ha
Special Features: 
High yield potential variety with Smooth boll surface and bushy plant type.
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<p class="rtejustify"> GADC 3 (Wagad Gaurav) is a Semi Open boll type variety&nbsp;of&nbsp;<em>Gossypium herbaceum</em>. It gave 34.02, 15.01 and 27.54% higher seed cotton yield and 34.87, 26.67 and 27.28% higher lint yield over check varieties G. Cot.21, ADC 1 and GADC 2, respectively in the rainfed condition&nbsp;of&nbsp;Gujarat&nbsp;state. Variety recorded 44.8% ginning out turn, and fibre length of 22.7 mm, fibre fineness of 5.1 &micro;g/inch and bundle strength of 22.5 g/tex. The variety is moderate tolerant to major disease and pests.</p>
Name of centre: 
RCRS, Viramgam

Gujarat Castor Hybrid 10 (Charutar Gold)

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Gujarat State (Irrigated condition)
Year of Release: 
2019
Average Yield: 
3898 kg/ha
Special Features: 
Triple Bloom, Mahogani stem, Divergent branching. Oil content is 50.03%.
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<p class="rtejustify"> This hybrid gave 9.12% higher yield over check GCH 7. It is medium duration hybrid having profuse branching habit with medium plant stature and higher 100 seed weight. This hybrid is resistance to wilt disease and show low incidence of sucking pests.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This hybrid gave 9.12% higher yield over check GCH 7. It is medium duration hybrid having profuse branching habit with medium plant stature and higher 100 seed weight. This hybrid is resistance to wilt disease and show low incidence of sucking pests.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
Name of centre: 
ARS, Sansoli

Gujarat Anand Rice 14

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Transplanted rice growing areas of the Gujarat and Maharashtra
Year of Release: 
2018 (CVRC)
Average Yield: 
5100-6000 kg/ha
Special Features: 
High head rice recovery, aromatic, medium slender grains with medium amylose content
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<p class="rtejustify"> Superior in panicle length and number of grains / panicle, it is mid-late maturing, non-lodging and high yielding aromatic medium slender grains variety. Moderately resistant to bacterial leaf blight, sheath rot, leaf blast and resistant to neck blast. Moderately tolerant to gall midge (GMB), stem borer and leaf folder insect-pests.</p>
Name of centre: 
MRRS, Nawagam

Gujarat Groundnut 34

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Area and Condition for which release: 
For general cultivation in the summer groundnut growing areas of the Gujarat State
Year of Release: 
2018
Average Yield: 
3715 kg/ha
Special Features: 
High yielding, Bold Seeded, high oil content
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Characterstics: 
<p class="rtejustify"> Spanish bunch plant growth habit. The kernels are of Rose Red coloured. This variety has higher oil (52.82%), Medium maturing (117-125 days). The Variety (3715 kg/ha) recorded 12.14% and 21.69% higher pod yield than the check varieties TG-26 (3353 kg/ha) and GJG 31 (3053 kg/ha), respectively. &nbsp;100 kernel weight is 50.89 g.</p>
Name of centre: 
RRS, Anand

Gujarat Anand Castor 11

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Area and Condition for which release: 
Irrigated and Rainfed Areas of Middle Gujarat
Year of Release: 
2018
Average Yield: 
Irrigated: 3230 kg/ha; Rainfed: 2366 kg/ha
Special Features: 
Early maturity. Mahagony stem colour, double bloom and convergent type branching habit. Flat leaf, spiny capsule, condensed internodes, compact spike and light brown seed colour
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<p class="rtejustify"> This variety gave 26.30% of higher yield over check variety GC 3 whereas, it found at par with hybrid GCH 7 for seed yield under irrigated condition in middle Gujarat. Under rainfed conditions of Middle Gujarat, it also showed 35.59% higher seed yield than check variety GC 3. Days to flowering, days to maturity and number of nodes upto primary spike indicated earliness of GAC 11 over all the checks. Hence it is more suitable for intensive cultivation in irrigated areas of middle Gujarat. This variety showed resistant against wilt disease.as far as insects it is comparable with sucking pests like thrips, leaf hopper and whitefly infestation. The oil content of this variety is 48.44% which is comparable to checks.</p>
Name of centre: 
ARS, Sansoli

Gujarat Anand Forage Bajra 4

Sub Crop: 
Area and Condition for which release: 
Middle Gujarat
Year of Release: 
2018
Average Yield: 
580.8 q/ha (Green forage yield) 120.3 q/ha (Dry fodder yield)
Special Features: 
Single cut nature, light green foliage colour, thin stem, tall plant height, more number of tillers per plant and higher number of leaves per plant.
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<p class="rtejustify"> This variety gave 17.76 and 13.15 per cent higher green forage yield; 20.42 and 13.92% dry matter yield as well as 31.25 and 33.43% crude protein yield over the checks GFB 1 (LC) and Giant <em>Bajra</em> (NC), respectively in Middle Gujarat conditions. On quality point of view, this variety contains 20.9% Dry Matter, 7.66% Crude Protein, 80.5% Neutral Detergent Fiber, 30.82% Crude Fibre and 42.31% Acid Detergent Fiber content. This variety showed low infestation of rust disease no incidence of downey mildew disease. Low infestation of shoot fly and no infestation of myllocerous weevil.</p>
Name of centre: 
MFRS, Anand
 
 
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