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Gujarat Wheat 1346
Sub Crop:
Area and Condition for which release:
Peninsular zone (Maharashtra, Karnataka and plains of Tamil Nadu) under restricted Irrigation, timely sown conditions.
Year of Release:
2019 (CVRC)
Average Yield:
2850 kg/ha
Special Features:
GW 1346 has desired quality traits like good grain appearance (7/10), good sedimentation value (29.6 ml) and lower yellow berry incidence (1%) therefore, it can be used as a “dual quality” durum suitable both for “chapati making” as well as for good pasta preparations.
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Characterstics:
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It has yield advantage of 4.8 and 8.0% over the checks AKDW 2997-16 and UAS 44 & potential yield of 4040 kg/ha. It showed superior level of leaf rust resistance & high level of stem rust resistance. It has good levels of protein content (12.36%), essential micronutrients like Iron (36.5 ppm) and Zinc (32.2 ppm), and overall acceptability for pasta (5.3 out of 9.0).</p>
Name of centre:
ARS, Dhandhuka
