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Biofortified high yielding wheat varieties for cultivation in India

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20 October 2022, New Delhi: The central government is promoting bio-fortified wheat varieties which are high yielding and suitable for cultivation across various agri climate zone in India. These varieties are fortified with Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn).

The below table shows the name of the variety, the name of the zone it is suitable for and the sowing condition is it suitable for.

S.No.Name of the released variety (>40 ppm Fe and Zn) 2022-23Zone and condition
1WB 02 and HPBW 01ITS, NWPZ
2DBW 303HYPT- NWPZ
3HD 3226ITS, NWPZ
4PBW 752ILS, NWPZ
5HD 3086ITS, NWPZ
6K 0307ITS, NEPZ
7DBW 187ITS, NEPZ and NWPZ
8HD2888RITS, NEPZ
9WR 544NEPZ, VLS
10DDW 47 (Durum)CZ, RITS
11HI 8737 (Durum)CZ, ITS
12HI8627 (Durum)CZ, RITS
Biofortified high yielding wheat varieties for cultivation in India

In addition to cultivation of varieties, agronomic management will help enhance micronutrient content. For improving Zn content specially in deficient soils, application of ZnSO4 (@4 kg per hectare with 0.05% solution in water) must be used.

Zone & Sowing Condition

NWPZ (North Western Plain Zone) – Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan (except Kota and Udaipur divisions) and Western UP (except Jhansi division), parts of J&K (Jammu and Kathua distt.) and parts of Himachal Pradesh (Una distt. and Paonta valley) and Uttarakhand (Tarai region).

NEPZ (North Eastern Plain Zone) – Eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and plains of NE States.

CZ (Central Zone) – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kota and Udaipur divisions of Rajasthan and Jhansi division of Uttar Pradesh

RITS – Restricted Irrigated Timely Sown
ILS – Irrigated Late Sown
ITS – Irrigated Timely Sown
VLS – Very Late Sown

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