Varieties suitable for Late Sown Wheat with Irrigated Conditions in Punjab
20 October 2022, New Delhi: Varieties suitable for Late Sown Wheat with Irrigated Conditions in Punjab are listed below.
PBW 771 (2020): Its average plant height is 80 cm and matures in about 133 days. It is moderately resistant to yellow rust and resistant to brown rust. Its average grain yield is 19.0 quintals per acre.
PBW 757 (2020): This bread wheat variety has been recommended for cultivation in the Punjab state under irrigated very late sown conditions (January sowing). Its average plant height is 82 cm and matures in about 114 days. It is resistant to yellow rust and brown rust diseases. Its average grain yield is 15.8 quintals per acre.
PBW 752 (2019): Its average plant height is 89 cm and matures in about 130 days. Its ears are medium dense with red glumes. It is resistant to yellow and brown rust. Its average grain yield is 19.2 quintals per acre.
Varieties released and notified at National (Zonal) level for the North- Western Plains Zone of India, including Punjab during last five years
| Agronomic conditions/ Segment | Varieties |
| Restricted irrigation | DBW 296 (2021)*, HUW 838 (2021), NIAW 3170 (2020), HI 1628 (2020), HD 3237 (2019), HI 1620 (2019) |
| High input early sown | DBW 327 (2021), DBW 332 (2021), DBW 303 (2021), DBW 187 (2021), WH 1270 (2021) |
| Very late sown | HD 3298 (2021), HI 1621 (2020), HD 3271 (2020), PBW 757 (2019) |
| Biofortification | PBW 1 Zn (2017), WB 2 (2017) |
| Marker-Assisted selection | Unnat PBW 343 (2017) |
| Irrigated timely sown | DBW 187 (2020), DBW 222 (2020), HD 3226 (2019) |
| Late sown | JKW 261 (2021), PBW 771 (2020), PBW 752 (2019), DBW 173 (2018) |
| Rainfed timely sown | PBW 660 (2017) |
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