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Indian Government released 31 new varieties of 14 crops for Uttar Pradesh Farmers

03 October 2023, Uttar Pradesh: The Indian Government after consultation with the Central Seed Committee has released 31 new varieties of 14 crops be sold for the purposes of agriculture in Uttar Pradesh. The notification was released by Pankaj Yadav, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on 25th September 2023.

Below is the list of varieties released for sale in Uttar Pradesh.

S.No.CropTypeName of Variety/ HybridRecommended sale in  State Union territories
1RiceOpen Pollinated VarietyMalviya Sugandhi Dhan-156 (HUR156-IET25419)Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
2RiceOpen Pollinated VarietyPusa Narendra KN1 (Pusa1638-07-130-2-67-1-1) (IET26204)Uttar Pradesh
3RiceOpen Pollinated VarietyPusa CRD KN2 (Pusa1638-07-171-1-81-1-2) (IET26213)Uttar Pradesh
4MaizeOpen Pollinated VarietyHT 5110 (HT 519074)Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh
5Pearl milletHybridADV 955 (16ADV0055)Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
6Indian mustardOpen Pollinated VarietyCS 64 (CS 2005-143)Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, Plains of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh
7Indian mustardOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Rai-22 (PRL-2013-17)Uttarakhand
8Yellow SarsonOpen Pollinated VarietyPant    Pili    Sarson-2    (PYS- 2016-8)Uttarakhand
9LinseedOpen Pollinated VarietySabour Tisi-4 (BRLS 121)Uttar Pradesh (Excluding Bundelkhand), Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam and Nagaland
10LinseedOpen Pollinated VarietyShuats Alsi-4 (SH-4)Uttar Pradesh
11LinseedOpen Pollinated VarietyAzad Pragya (LCK 1516)Uttar Pradesh
12ChickpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyGNG 2461Punjab, Haryana, Delhi North western and Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir
13ChickpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyPusa Chickpea Vijay (BGM 10217)Uttar Pradesh
14LentilOpen Pollinated VarietyLL 1613Haryana, Punjab, Northern Rajasthan, Plains of Uttarakhand, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh and part of Jammu and Kashmir
15LentilOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Lentil 12 (PL 245)Uttarakhand
16MungbeanOpen Pollinated VarietyMalaviya Jankranti (HUM 27)Uttar Pradesh
17UrdbeanOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Urd 11 (PU 13-05)Uttarakhand
18FieldpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyShikhar (IPFD 19-1)Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal and central and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh
19FieldpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Pea 462 (Pant P 462)Jharkhand,  Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, West Bengal and Eastern Uttar Pradesh
20FieldpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyArpan (IPFD 19-3)Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and West Bengal
21FieldpeaOpen Pollinated VarietyHFP 1426Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam
22Forage SorghumOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Chari 12 (UTFS 79)Uttarakhand
23Forage SorghumOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Chari 13 (UTFS 83)Uttarakhand
24Forage SorghumOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Chari 14 (UTMC 545)Uttarakhand
25Forage SorghumOpen Pollinated VarietyPant Chari 15 (UTMC 559)Uttarakhand
26Dinanath grassOpen Pollinated VarietyBudel Dinanath-3 (JHD-19-4)West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
27SugarcaneOpen Pollinated VarietyCO 16030 (Karan 16)Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Central and Western Uttar Pradesh.
28SugarcaneOpen Pollinated VarietyIkshu-10 (CoLK 14201)Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Western & Central) and Uttarakhand (North West Zone)
29SugarcaneOpen Pollinated VarietyIkshu-14 (CoLK 15206) (LG 07584)Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (Western & Central) and Uttarakhand (North West Zone)
30SugarcaneOpen Pollinated VarietyIkshu-15 (CoLK 16466)Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and Assam
31SugarcaneOpen Pollinated VarietyRajendra Ganna-5 (CoP 11438)Uttar Pradesh,  Bihar and West Bengal and Assam
Indian Government released 31 new varieties of 14 crops for Uttar Pradesh Farmers

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