Pusa Sawani This variety was developed at IARI., New Delhi. The fruits are bright green in colour, medium in length with five ridges. It has got an yield potential of 8-10 tones./ha in a crop duration of 90-95 days. It is susceptible to yellow vein mosaic disease and hence can not be recommended for growing during summer. This variety can be sown during Kharif and Rabi season. MDU1 This variety was evolved at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai, TNAU, by gamma irradiation of the seeds of Pusa Sawani. The fruits are light green in colour with long stylar end. The plants are compact with close arrangement of nodes. It is also susceptible to yellow vein mosaic disease. Yield is 10-11 tonnes/ha. Lam Hybrid Selection-1 (Haritha) Developed by ANGRAU and released for cultivation in the state during 1983. Plant height 120-150cm With occasional branching tendency. Fruits are slender, long, green and five ridged. Tolerant to yellow Vein mosaic virus (YVMV). Janardhan It was released by ANGRAU. The plant is vigorous, branching. Fruits are small 6-8 cm long suitable for canning and export. Tolerant to yellow vein mosaic. Punjab Padmini This was developed at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhaina fruits are dark green in colour and each fruit weighs 20g. It tolerates yellow vein mosaic to certain extent under field conditions. CO1 This is a pure line selection from Hyderabad "Red Wonder". The fruits are pinkish red in colour. It has got an yield potential of 12 tones/ha. It is susceptible to yellow vein mosaic disease. It was developed at the Department of Horticulture, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. CO2 It is a F1 hybrid developed at the vegetable department of the College of Horticulture, TNAU, Coimbatore. The fruits are very long 22-25 cm. thick with 7-8 edges and light green in colour. It has an yield potential of 15-16 tones/ha. However it is highly susceptible to yellow vein mosaic disease and hence can not be recommended for growing during summer season. Because of its bigger fruit size it can be used for preparation of dehydrated products. CO 3 (Hy8) It is an F1 Hybrid between Prabhani Kranti and MDU 1 and has an yield potential of 16-18 tones/ha. It is moderately resistant to yellow vein mosaic. Suitable for growing during kharif as well as summer. It was developed at Dept. of Olericulture, Horticultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Coimbatore. Prabhani Kranti It was evolved at Marathwada Agricultural University Prabhani, Maharashtra State. This variety shows field resistance to yellow vein mosaic disease and is recommended for growing during summer season, when the disease incidence is at its peak. The fruits are dark green in colour. It yields on an average of 10-12 tones/ha. During Kharif season and 7-8 tones/ha during summer season. It was evolved by back cross method of breeding using a wild relative of bhendi called Abelmoschus manihot. Arka Abhay(IIHR Sel 4) This variety was developed at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore through interspecific hybridization using Abelmoschus manihot ssp tetraphyllus var tetraphyllus as a source of resistance to yellow vein mosaic disease. It has an yield potential of 10-12 tones/ha. During summer and 16-18 tones/ha. During Kharif season. The fruits are short, dark green in colour and fetch a premium price in the market summer season. Duration is 120-135 days. Arka Anamika (IIHR Sel 10) This is yet another variety developed at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore through the same interspecific hybridization in which the previous variety was isolated. It shows very high degree of resistance to yellow vein mosaic disease and hence suitable for growing during summer season. It has an yield potential of 12-13 tones/ha during summer and 16-18 tones/ha in Kharif. The fruits are dark green in colour and longer than Arka Abhay. Duration is 120-135 days. Varsha Uphar (HRB 9-2) It was developed by Haryana Agricultural, University, Hisar by inter varietal hybridization between Lam selection 1 and parbhanik Kanti and following pedigree selection. It is an early high yielding, YVMV resistant variety recommended for cultivation in disease prone rainy season conditions in Haryana as well as zone IV and VI of the country by the All India co-ordinated vegetable Improvement project. The plants are medium tall (90-120cm) with short internodes, producing 2-3 branches each. Fruits smooth, dark green attractive with 5 ridges. The average yield during rainy season was 9.8 tones/ha.

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