PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VEGETABLE SEEDS
Starting from 3 kg of onion seed in 1979, the NHRDF produces over 300 tonnes of onion seed and distribute annually to serve the farmers more closely. NHRDF produces more than 1,000 tonnes of garlic seed and 1500 tonnes of potato seed annually. Besides, NHRDF produces and distribute seeds of okra, baby corn, cauliflower, carrot, coriander, French bean, methi, peas, cowpea muskmelon, palak, radish, chilli, tomato, drumstick etc in different parts of the country. The replacement of onion and garlic varieties is achieved to a considerable extent through distribution of quality seed. Seeds are distributed through various centres of NHRDF in different parts of the country. |
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Vegetable Seeds
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Sr.No. |
Crop / Variety |
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A |
Vegetables |
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1 |
Chilli - |
Pusa Sadabahar, Pusa Jwala, K-1, K-2 |
2 |
Cowpea - |
Kashi Kanchan (CP – 4), Kashi Nidhi(CP -6) |
3 |
Drumstick |
PKM-1 |
4 |
Methi - |
Pusa Early Bunching, RMT - 305 |
5 |
Musk melon – |
Pusa Madhuras |
6 |
Onion Kharif |
Agrifound Dark Red, L -883 |
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Onion Rabi |
Agrifound Light Red NHRDF Red , NHRDF Red
NHRDF Red 3, NHRDF Red 4 , NHRDF Furgungi, Agrifound White, Co–on–5, Agrifound Rose |
7 |
Garlic |
Agrifound White (G-41), Yamuna Safed (G-1), Yamuna
Safed-2 (G-50), Yamuna Safed-3 (G-282), Yamuna Safed-4 (G-323), Yamuna Safed-5 (G-189), Yamuna \ Safed-8 (G-384), Yamuna Safed-9 (G-386), Agrifound Parvati (G-313), Agrifound Parvati-2 (G-408), Advance line G-389, Yamuna Purple-10 (G-404), Yamuna Safed- 6 (G-324), Yamuna Safed-7 (G-378), Advance line G- 417, Advance line G-363, Advance line G-304 |
8 |
Potato – |
Kufri Bahar, Kufri Khyati, Kufri Pukhraj,
Chipsona – 1, Kufri Chipsona –3, Kufri Mohan , Kufri Gaurav, Jyoti, Kufri Surya |
9 |
Peas – |
Pusa Pragati, Azad Pea–3, |
10 |
Tomato - |
PKM–1, Arka Rakshak (Hy.) |
11 |
Coriander – |
CS-6, GDLC – 1, Pratap Raj Dhaniya – 1 (RKD- 18) |
12 |
Cauliflower – |
Sabour Agrim, Kashi Gobhi-5, |
13 |
Radish – |
Meenu Early, Pusa Chatiki, |
14 |
Bhindi – |
Arka Anamika, Pusa A- 4, Pusa Bhindi -5 |
15 |
Palak – |
Pusa All Green, |
16 |
Brinjal- |
Pusa Uttam, Kashi Taru, |
17 |
Cumin – |
Gujrat Cumin-4, |
18 |
Carrot- |
Pusa Rudhira, |
19 |
Bottle Gourd- |
Pusa Naveen, Pusa Hybrid -3 |
20 |
Bitter Gourd- |
Pusa Rashdhar, Pusa Hybrid -2, Pusa Do, Mausami |
21 |
Spong Gourd, - |
Kashi Divya, Pusha Supriya, |
22 |
Cucumber – |
Swarn Sheetal, Pusa Udaya, |
23 |
Sugar Beat – |
Detroit Dark Red, |
24 |
Pumkin- |
Pusa Vishwas, Kashi Kranti, |
25 |
Cluster Bean- |
Pusa Navbahar, Pusa Sadabahar, |
B |
Cereals |
|
1 |
Mustard- |
Pusa Vijay, Giriraj, |
2 |
Soya bean – |
MAUS-71, JS - 335 |
Note: - Please contact us for rates and availability of seeds by e-mail / phone / fax at our centres located in different states or at Head Office, Delhi(Click to see List of our Centres).