Two Top-Performing Vegetable Varieties From Himachal Get National Recognition

Two vegetable varieties developed by the Division of Vegetable Sciences at Dr Y. S. Parmar College of Horticulture and Forestry at Nauni have been recognised as top-performing varieties for his or her constant efficiency on the nationwide stage. The temperate carrot selection known as Solan Shresth and the French bean selection Lakshmi ban had been formally launched by the Central Selection Launch Committee (CVRC) in New Delhi.

The efficiency of those varieties was offered by Dr Rajesh Kumar, Mission Coordinator of the All India Coordinated Analysis Mission on Vegetable Crops (AICRP VC), on the nationwide launch occasion. Each Lakshami and Solan Shresth had been praised for his or her excellent efficiency throughout a number of areas, the college stated in an announcement.

The Lakshami bean selection has been really helpful for cultivation in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, whereas Solan Shresth is appropriate for elements of Punjab and Bihar.

These varieties had been developed by the college in 1992 and 2016, respectively, and examined beneath the AICRP on vegetable crops from 2017 and 2019 earlier than being permitted for nationwide launch.

Ramesh Kumar Bhardwaj, breeder and Principal Investigator on the Solan Centre of AICRP (VC), defined that each varieties carried out constantly over three years of testing. Their outcomes had been recognised on the thirty ninth and forty first Annual Group Conferences of AICRP held in Varanasi and Srinagar.

Scientists Sandeep Kansal, D. Ok. Mehta, Kuldeep Thakur, and Rakesh have contributed considerably to the upkeep and mass multiplication of seeds for these varieties.

Director of Analysis, Sanjeev Chauhan, highlighted the qualities of Solan Shresth, a carrot selection identified for its lengthy, enticing, orange-coloured, cylindrical roots with self-cores. It matures early, is clean with non-hairy roots, and is wealthy in beta-carotene.

Solan Shresth is immune to frequent ailments and pests, and its common root weight is 255-265 g, yielding 225-275 quintals per hectare of marketable produce.

Equally, Lakshami, the French bean cultivar, produces two to a few lengthy, enticing, stringless inexperienced pods per node, maturing in 65 to 70 days. It affords a excessive marketable yield of 150-200 quintals per hectare, with mature seeds which might be white with gentle yellow stripes.

College Vice Chancellor Rajeshwar Singh Chandel praised the contributions of the scientists, noting that the Solan Centre of AICRP has introduced nice recognition to the college.

He emphasised that the success of those varieties, significantly when it comes to their wonderful efficiency and cost-effectiveness, will tremendously profit small and marginal farmers. Each varieties are open-pollinated, making them extra accessible to farmers in comparison with costly hybrid seeds.

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