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Recommended Varieties and
Package of Practices of Coarse
Cereals for NE States
R.K. KhulbeSenior Scientist (Plant Breeding)
ICAR-Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan
Almora (Uttarakhand)- 263601
Coarse cereals
1. Maize
2. Major millets
3. Minor millets
4. Barley
Pseudo-cereals
1. Amaranth
2. Buckwheat
Vivek QPM 9
Recommended
area: Zone I & IV
Year of
Notification: 2008
Plant height (cm) : 210-215 (mid hills)
185-190 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain :
Yellow, semi flint
Tryptophan: 0.83%;
Lysine: 4.19%; Fe: 37
ppm, Zn: 29 ppm
Disease resistanceTolerant to TLB and
MLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-24
Vivek Maize Hybrid 21
Recommended
area: Zone I, II & IV
Year of
Notification: 2006
Plant height (cm) : 200-210 (mid hills)
170-180 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain : Yellow, semi flint
Disease resistance Resistant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-22
Zone I: J&K, HP, Uttarakhand Hills, NE Hill
Regions
Vivek Maize Hybrid 25
Recommended
area: Zone I
Year of
Notification: 2007
Plant height (cm) : 220-225 (mid hills)
195-200 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain : Yellow, semi flint
Disease resistance Tolerant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-22
Vivek Maize Hybrid 33
Recommended
area: Zone I
Year of
Notification: 2008
Plant height (cm) : 200-210 (mid hills)
170-180 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain : Yellow, semi flint
Disease resistance Tolerant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 22-24
Vivek Maize Hybrid 39
Recommended
area: Zone I
Year of
Notification: 2012
Plant height (cm) : 195-200 (mid hills)
165-170 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain : Yellow, semi flint
Disease resistance Tolerant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 26-28
Vivek Maize Hybrid 45
Recommended
area: Zone I
Year of
Notification: 2013
Plant height (cm) : 200-205 (mid hills)
180-185 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain :Yellowish orange, semi
flint
Disease resistance Tolerant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-22
Vivek Maize Hybrid 47
Recommended
area: Zone I & IV
Year of
Notification: 2014
Plant height (cm) : 200-210 (mid hills)
155-165 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 90-95 (mid hills)
85-90 (plains)
Grain :Yellowish orange, semi
flint
Disease resistanceTolerant to TLB and
MLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-22
Vivek Maize Hybrid 53
Recommended
area: Zone I, III & IV
Year of
Notification: 2014
Plant height (cm) : 185-195 (mid hills)
150-160 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 89-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain :Yellowish orange, semi
flint
Disease resistanceMod. tolerant to TLB,
MLB, PFSR and CR
Grain yield (q/acre) : 20-25
Vivek Sankul Makka 35
Recommended
area: Zone I
Year of
Notification: 2008
Plant height (cm) : 205-15 (mid hills)
180-185 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 85-90 (mid hills)
80-85 (plains)
Grain : Yellow, semi flint
Disease resistance Mod. resistant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 12-14
VL Babycorn 1
Recommended
area: All India
Year of
Notification: 2004
Plant height (cm) : 205-110 (mid hills)
175-180 (plains)
Harvestable
maturity: 50-52 (mid hills)
48-50 (plains)
Baby corn :
Length 7.5-8.0 cm,
diameter: 1.3-1.5 cm,
colour light yellow
Disease resistance Mod. resistant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) :Baby corn: 5-6
Green fodder: 130-155
VL Amber Popcorn
Recommended
area: UK hills
Year of
Notification: 1981
Plant height (cm) : 190-195 (mid hills)
160-165 (plains)
Maturity (days) : 100-105 (mid hills)
95-100 (plains)
Grain :Bright orange, small,
flint
Disease resistance Mod. Tolerant to TLB
Grain yield (q/acre) : 8-10
Package of Practices for Normal Corn
Soil type/condition :Well drained sandy loam to silty loam soils with pH
ranging from 5.5 to 7.5 is best
Tillage operations :
Deep ploughing (20-25 cm) followed by harrowing and planking is
required for proper seed bed preparation. Friable and well aerated
seedbed is most suitable.
Seed treatment : Captan + Carbendazim (1:1) 2.0 g/kg of seed
Optimum sowing period May-June (in mid-hills): June-July & Oct-Nov. (in other regions)
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
8 kg/acre; Line sowing, Row to row distance: 60 cm, Plant to
plant: 25 cm
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
36:24:16 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre
Basal: ¼ N, P & K, ½ N: at knee-high stage, ¼: at tasseling
FYM: 8-10 t/acre
PoP for Normal Corn …
Weed control :
Pre emergence (within 2 DAS)
Atrazine @ 0.4 kg a.i. per acre/Alachlor @ 0.8 kg a.i./ per
acre followed by earthing-up at knee-high stage OR manual
weeding at 15 DAS followed by earthing-up at knee-high
stage (25-30 DAS)
Major diseases and pest
control:
TLB and MLB: Mancozeb @ 0.25% on disease appearance
Downy mildew: Seed treatment with Metalaxyl (Ridomil 25 WP
or Apron 35 SD) and foliar spray of Metalaxyl (Ridomil 25 WP)
Chilo partellus and Sesamia inferens: Carbaryl 4 GR (250g
a.i./ha) or Carbaryl 50 WP (700g a.i./ha) or Carbafuron 3G
(1000g a.i./ha)
Irrigation schedule :
Rainfed under mid hill conditions
Under irrigated conditions: irrigate as per requirement
Critical stages: 1. 6-leaf stage 2. Late knee-high stage 3. Tasseling
4. 50% silking 5. Dough stage
Package of Practices for Babycorn
Seed rate, sowing
method and spacing:
15-16 kg/acre; Line sowing, Row to row distance: 50 cm,
Plant to plant: 15 cm
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
48:24:16 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre
Basal: ½ N, P & K
½ N: at knee-high stage followed by earthing-up
FYM: 8-10 t/ha
Irrigation schedule :Critical stages (if only three irrigations are available)
1. Knee-high stage 2. Pre-tasseling stage 3. After first picking
Harvesting : 2-3 cm silk length
Special practice : Removal of tassels
Popcorn: Seed rate is 6.0 kg/acre
Other practices same as normal corn
Millets
Major millets : Sorghum and pearl millet
Minor millets : Group of six crops
Nutricereals
Crops of future
Small seeded annual grasses
cultivated as cereals
Small millets
Finger millet Small millet Kodo millet
Barnyard millet Proso/common millet Foxtail/Italian millet
Distribution of small millets in India
Major small millets
growing states :
1. Karnataka
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttarakhand
4. Tamil Nadu
5. Andhra Pradesh
Importance
• Ancient crops
• Food crops of arid, hilly and tribal areas
• Wide adaptability and assured yields
• Regional food and nutritional security
• Climate change resilient and ideal for contingency
planning
• Highly nutritious seed
Value-added products
1. There are no specific varietal recommendations in coarse
cereals (except maize) for NE States
2. Information on popular varieties released for other states
of the country is presented
3. The package of practices presented are the standard ones
formulated by crop directorates/project coordinating
units/nodal institutes (addresses given in slide no. 59)
Coarse cereals’ varieties for NE States
VL Mandua 315
Recommended
area:
UK hills (rainfed
conditions up to 1500
m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2004
Plant height (cm) : 70-100
Maturity (days) : 103-137
Grain : Light copper coloured
Disease resistance Mod. tolerant to blast
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6-10
Finger millet
(Eleusine coracana)
VL Mandua 324
Recommended
area:
UK hills (rainfed
conditions up to 1800
m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2006
Plant height (cm) : 77-95
Maturity (days) : 105-137
Grain :Very light copper
coloured
Disease resistance Mod. tolerant to blast
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6-10
VL Mandua 347
Recommended
area:
UK hills (rainfed
conditions up to 1800
m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2012
Plant height (cm) : 105-115
Maturity (days) : 82-115
Grain : Copper coloured
Disease resistance Mod. tolerant to blast
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6-10
VL Mandua 352
Recommended
area:
All finger millet
growing states (except
AP and TN)
Year of
Notification: 2014
Plant height (cm) : 100-110
Maturity (days) : 93-101
Grain : Copper coloured
Disease resistance Mod. tolerant to blast
Grain yield (q/acre) : 8-10
Recommended
area: Karnataka
Year of
Notification: 2009
Maturity (days) : 100-105
Disease resistance
Resistant to blast,
suitable for late kharif
and summer
Grain yield (q/acre) : 12-14
Recommended
area:
Chattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, T.N.
and Uttarakhand
Year of
Notification: 2013
Disease resistance Resistant to blast
Grain yield (q/acre) : 12-13
GPU 48
GPU 66Source of information: AICSMIP, UAS, Bangalore
Recommended
area: Karnataka
Year of
Notification: 2010
Maturity (days) : 100-105
Disease resistance
Resistant to blast,
suitable for late kharif
and summer
Grain yield (q/acre) : 12-14
Recommended
area: Karnataka
Year of
Notification: 2011
Disease resistanceTolerant to neck and
finger blast
Maturity (days) : 120
Grain yield (q/acre) :16-18 (Rainfed)
20-22 (Irrigated)
GPU 48
GPU 67
KMR 301
Source of information: AICSMIP, UAS, Bangalore
Package of Practices for Finger millet
Soil type/condition : Well drained sandy loam to silty loam soils
Tillage operations :First ploughing with soil turning plough followed by tillage
operation through harrow/cultivator/desi-plough and levelling
Seed treatment :
Carbendazim or Thiram 2-3 g/kg of seed
Organic: Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorscens 5g
each/kg seed
Optimum sowing period
Mid May to mid June (hills), June-July (Plains)
Oct-Nov. (rabi) : Bihar, Kar, TN & AP
Jan-Feb (summer): Kar, TN & AP
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
Direct seeding: 4.0 kg/acre; Row spacing 20-30 cm (1.6-2.0 lakh
plants/acre)
Transplanting: 2.0 kg/acre, 60 m2 area, 21-25 day old seedlings, 2
seedlings/hill
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
16:8:8 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K, ½ N: after first
weeding, FYM: 3.5 t/acre
PoP for Finger millet …
Weed control :
Pre emergence (within 2 DAS)
Isoproturon 0.75 kg a.i./ha and manual weeding at 30 days
after emergence
Major diseases and pest
control:
Blast (Finger millet): Mancozeb @2.5g/l water or Tricyclazole
@0.6g/l of water
Helminthosporium leaf spot (Barnyard millet): Mancozeb
@2.5g/l of water
Organic control: Seed treatment with Trichoderma harzianum
(5g/kg seed) and two sprays of Pseudomonas fluorscens (0.5%)
Downy mildew (Foxtail millet): Seed treatment with Ridomil
MZ @ 2 g/litre
Irrigation schedule :
Rainfed during Kharif
Once in 6-8 days in light soils and once in 12-15 days in heavy
soils
Inter-cropping in Finger millet
Finger millet : Pigeonpea (8:2) Finger millet : Soybean (1:1)
Source of information: AICSMIP, UAS, Bangalore
VL Madira 207
Recommended
area:
All barnyard millet
growing states (except
Gujarat and TN)
Year of
Notification: 2008
Plant height (cm) : 110-160
Maturity (days) : 88 (85-120)
Grain : Greyish
Disease resistance -
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6.5-8.0
Indian Barnyard millet
(Echinochloafrumentacea)
PRJ 1
Recommended
area:
UK hills (500-2000 m
amsl)
Year of release : 2003
Plant height (cm) : 120-180
Maturity (days) : 100-110
Grain : Greyish
Disease resistance Resistant to grain smut
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6.0-8.0
Japanese Barnyard millet
(Echinochloa esculenta)
Package of Practices for Barnyard millet
Soil type/condition : Well drained sandy loam to silty loam soils
Tillage operations :First ploughing with soil turning plough followed by tillage
operation through harrow/cultivator/desi-plough and levelling
Seed treatment :
Carbendazim or Thiram 2-3 g/kg of seed
Organic: Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorscens 5g
each/kg seed
Optimum sowing period Mid May to mid June (hills), June-July (Plains)
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing: 4.0 kg/acre; Row spacing 20-30 cm
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
16:8:8 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K, ½ N: after first
weeding, FYM: 3.5 t/acre
PoP for Barnyard millet …
Weed control :
Pre emergence (within 2 DAS)
Isoproturon 0.75 kg a.i./ha and manual weeding at 30 days
after emergence
Major diseases and pest
control:
Helminthosporium leaf spot (Barnyard millet): Mancozeb
@2.5g/l of water
Grain smut: Mancozeb @2.5g/l of water or Tricyclazole @0.6
g/l of water
Organic control: Seed treatment with Trichoderma harzianum
(5g/kg seed) and two sprays of Pseudomonas fluorscens (0.5%)
Irrigation schedule : Rainfed during Kharif
PRC 1
Recommended
area: Uttarakhand hills
Year of release : 2008
Plant height (cm) : 110-125
Maturity (days) : 70-110
Grain : Dark amber coloured
Disease resistance Resistant to leaf blight
Grain yield (q/acre) : 5-6
Proso millet
(Panicum miliaceum)
SiA 326
Recommended
area: All states
Year of release : 1995
Plant height (cm) : 110
Maturity (days) : 72-75
Grain :
Grains bold & light
yellow; protein content
13.19%
Disease resistance :Mod. tolerant to Downy
mildew
Grain yield (q/acre) : 6-7
New varieties: Prasad, Krishnadevaraya, Narasimharaya, Srilakshmi, SiA 3085,
Suryanandi (Si A 3088) , SiA 3156
Foxtail/Italian millet
(Setaria italica)
Package of Practices for Foxtail millet
Seed treatment :
Carbendazim or Thiram 2-3 g/kg of seed
Organic: Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas
fluorscens 5g each/kg seed
Optimum sowing periodMid May to mid June (hills), June-July (Plains), December-January
(rabi)
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
2.0 kg/acre for line sowing; 4.0 kg/acre for broadcasting; Row
spacing 20-30 cm
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
16:12:0 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K, ½ N: 30 DAS,
FYM: 2 t/acre
Weed control :In line sown crop, 2-3 inter cultivations with one hand weeding. In
broad cast crop, two hand-weedings.
PoP for Foxtail millet …
Weed control :
Pre emergence (within 2 DAS)
Isoproturon 0.75 kg a.i./ha and manual weeding at 30 days
after emergence
Major diseases and pest
control:
Blast, Brown spot and Rust: If these diseases appear at the early
stages of the crop, spray Mancozeb (0.2%).
Grain smut: Seed treatment with Carbendazim @ 2 g/ kg seed.
Downy mildew: Seed treatment with Ridomil MZ @ 2
g/litre. Roguing out and destroying the affected plants.
Army worms, Cut worms and Leaf scraping beetles:
Need based dust application of Malathion 5% @ 3.2-4.0 kg/ha.
Irrigation schedule : Rainfed during Kharif
Sorghum varieties
CSV 17 CSV 23 CSV 20
Recommended
area:
All kharif sorghum
tracts of India
Kharif sorghum tracts
of TN, AP, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, UP,
Uttaranchal, Haryana
and MP
All kharif sorghum
tracts of India
Year of
Notification: 2009 2008 2009
Maturity (days) : 115-118 110-115 108-110
Grain yield
(q/acre):
Dual purpose variety
Grain yield: 11-13
Fodder yield: 74-76
Dual purpose variety
Grain yield: 10-12
Fodder yield: 55-60
Dual purpose variety
Grain yield: 12-14
Fodder yield: 50-52
Sorghum
(Sorghum bicolor)
Sorghum varieties …
CSV 15 CSH 20MF
Recommended area :All kharif sorghum tracts
of India
All sorghum tracts of UP,
Uttaranchal, Delhi, Haryana,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar and
Gujarat
Year of Notification : 1996 2005
Maturity (days) : 10-12 110-115
Grain yield (q/acre) :
Dual purpose variety
Grain yield: 13-15
Fodder yield: 46-48
Multicut fodder hybrid
Green fodder yield: 300-320
Dry fodder yield: 70-80
Source of information: Director of Sorhum Research, Hyderabad
Package of Practices for Sorghum
Tillage operations : Ploughing once in summer followed by 2-3 harrowing
Seed treatment :Treat the seed with Imidacloprid 14 ml + Carbendazim 2 g per kg
seed, or Thiomethaxam 3g/kg seed
Optimum sowing period 3rd week of June to 1st week of July with onset of monsoon.
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
3 kg/acre (dual purpose varieties) and 4 kg/acre (multicut varieties);
Seed drilling behind plough; Row to row spacing 45 cm and Plant to
plant distance 12-15 cm
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
Dual purpose varieties:
For light soils and low rainfall areas:
32:16:16 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K, ½ N 30 DAS,
FYM: 3-4 t/acre
For medium-deep soils and moderate to high rainfall areas:
24:12:12 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K, ½ N 30 DAS,
FYM: 3-4 t/acre
For multicut varieties: 50:16:16 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: 20 kg
N, P & K, 15 kg N after first cut and 15 kg N after second cut,
FYM: 3-4 t/acre
PoP for Sorghum …
Weed
control :
Atrazine @ 0.2 kg a.i./acre immediately after sowing followed by one hand
weeding/inter cultivation at 20-25 days after sowing.
Major
diseases and
pest control
:
Grain mold: Spray of Propiconazole @ 0.2% (e.g. Tilt 25% EC) at the time of
flowering and another 1 or 2 sprays at 10 days interval.
Downy mildew: Seed treatment with Metalaxyl/ Ridomil 25 @ 1g a.i. /kg seed
Shoot fly: Spray with Cypermethrin 10 EC @1.5 ml/liter water after 7days of
emergence (DAE) (5-10 % plants with dead hearts)
Stem borer: Application of Carbofuran 3G@ 8 kg/acre (5-7 granular per whorl).
(leaf damage <10% or 5-10 % plants with dead hearts)
Aphids: Spray Dimethoate 30 EC @ 2 ml/lit of water at 60-75 DAE.(10 aphids/sq
cm of leaf or 10% plant infestation)
Shoot bug: Spray Metasystox 35 EC (@1 lit in 500 lit water at 60-75DAE (20% plant
infestation)
Midge: Quinalphos or malathion 50 EC @ 1lit/500 lit water or Carbaryl 50 WP@
3kg in 600 lit water at 50% flowering ( if 1 midge/panicle)
Mite: Spray Kelthane 35 EC (@1 lit/ha in 500 lit water at 50% flowering. (10% plant
infestation).
Note: Spray only when required.
PoP for Sorghum …
Weed
control :
Atrazine @ 0.2 kg a.i./acre immediately after sowing followed by one hand
weeding/inter cultivation at 20-25 days after sowing.
Irrigation
schedule:
Critical stages:
Dual purpose varieties:
Initiation of grand growth stage (20-25 DAS)
Flag-leaf stage or boot stage (50-55 DAS)
Flowering stage (70-75 DAS)
Grain-filling stage (90-100 DAS)
In case water is available for providing irrigation at all four stages, it would be
advantageous. In case of limited water availability, it should be given at the flower
primordial initiation stage (30-35 DAS) followed by flowering stage (70-75 DAS).
Multicut varieties:
Irrigation at 15-20 DAS and subsequent irrigation at an interval of 10-15 days. Crop
should be irrigated immediately after each cut.
Pearl millet varieties
Varieties : Bred at
KBH 108 (MH 1737) :Krishna Seed (P) Ltd.,
Agra
Nandi-72
(MSH-238)
(NMH 75)
:New Nandi Seeds
Corporation, Ahmedabad
86M89
(MH 1747):
Pioneer Overseas Corp.,
Hyderabad
Kaveri Super Boss
(MH 1553):
Kaveri Seed Co. Ltd.,
Secundrabad
Bio 448 (MH 1671)Bioseed Research India
Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
Varieties : Bred at
Nandi-70 (MSH 224) :New Nandi Seeds
Corporation, Ahmedabad
MP-7872 (MH-1610)Metahelix Life Science
Ltd., Bangalore
MP-7792 (MH-1609)Metahelix Life Science
Ltd., Bangalore
86M86
(MH 1684)
Pioneer Overseas Corp.,
Hyderabad
Source of information: AICRPPM, Jodhpur
Package of Practices for Pearl millet
Optimum sowing period : Showing should be done up to mid-July
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
1.6 kg/acre (Maintain 70000-88000 plants/acre)
Drill sowing in ridges and furrows 30 cm apart particularly in
lighter type of soils. Drill sowing at 45 cm in medium deep soils.
Seed treatment :Use Apron 35 SD @ 2 g a.i./kg of seed, Imidacloprid 70 WS @ 3
g/kg seed
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
16 kg N/acre
½ basal and ½ N 3-4 weeks later coinciding with rains or
availability of irrigation
Use biofertilizers to improve nutrient use efficiency and increase
availability of N and P
Weed control :
Keep the field weed-free for the first 30 days either with hand
weeding/hoeing or Atrazine @ 0.2 kg a.i./acre as pre-emergence
spray followed by one weeding/hoeing at 4-6 weeks.
PoP for pearl millet …
Water management :
Convert part of the land into catchment area to harvest rain water
and use it to provide protective irrigation at flag-leaf /grain-filling
stages to avoid moisture stress situation.
Uproot every third row and use it as mulch in case of prolonged
(30 to 40 days) drought before flowering.
Apply dust mulching after rains to manage weeds and conserve
soil moisture
Major diseases and pest
control:
Downy mildew: Ridomil 25 WP (1000 ppm) 20 DAS; Use more
than one hybrid/improved variety in the same year or rotate
hybrids/improved varieties in alternate years to check the spread
of downy mildew.
Shoot fly: Early planting with the onset of monsoon has
effectively controlled shoot fly incidence and two dusting of
malathion 5% dust @ 25 kg/ha at 10 and 20 DAG or two sprays
of neem oil (with 4 gm soap/lit of water) 0.05% or two sprayings
of endosulfan 0.07% at 10 and 20 DAG
IPM Module for managing pest complex: Seed treatment with
Imidacloprid 70 WS @ 3 g/kg seed +5% neem oil spray at 30
DAG + endosulfan 4%/endosulfan 0.07% spray at 50% flowering
Follow 2:1 pearl millet + red gram/horse gram intercropping
system
VL Jau 56
Recommended
area:
UK hills (rainfed
conditions up to 2000
m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2003
Plant height (cm) : 80-85cm
Maturity (days) : 160-165
Disease resistanceModerately resistant to
rust
Grain yield (q/acre) : 8-10
Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
VL Jau 85
Recommended
area:
UK hills (rainfed
conditions up to 2000
m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2007
Plant height (cm) : 75-80
Maturity (days) : 155-160
Disease resistance Resistant to rust
Grain yield (q/acre) : 5.6-10.0Barley (Hordeum vulgare)
VL Jau 118
Recommended
area:
J&K, HP and UK
(rainfed conditions up
to 2000 m amsl)
Year of
Notification: 2013
Plant height (cm) : 75 cm
Maturity (days) : 160-165
Grain : -
Disease resistance Resistant to rust
Grain yield (q/acre) : 10-12
Package of Practices for Barley
Soil type/condition :Well drained sandy loam to silty loam soils with good
soil depth.
Tillage operations :First deep ploughing followed by second ploughing in a manner
that renders soil friable and well-aerated
Seed treatment : 2.5 g Carboxin/kg of seed
Optimum sowing period 10th October-10th November
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing: 40.0 kg/acre; Row spacing 23 cm.
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
16:12:8 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre after second ploughing
FYM: 1.0 t/acre
PoP for Barley…
Weed control :
Pre emergence (1 DAS): [email protected] litre a.i/acre in
280-320 L of water
Post emergence (25-30 DAS): Isoproturon @ 0.4-0.5 litre a.i/acre
in 280-320 L of water
Major diseases and pest
control:
In epiphytotic cases, spray Propiconazole 25 EC @ 0.1 % (1 ml /
L), Tebuconazole 250EC @ 0.1% (1 ml / L) or Bayleton 25WP
@0.1% in early growth stage:
Irrigation schedule : Rainfed
VL Ugal 7
Recommended
area: Mid hills of UP
Year of release : 1991
Plant height (cm) : 80-120
Maturity (days) : 65-90
Grain :
Brown coloured
High protein content
(13.2%)
Disease resistance -
Grain yield (q/acre) : 3-4
Buckwheat
(Fagopyrum esculentum)
VL Chua 44
Recommended
area:
Mid and higher hills
of UK
Year of release : 2006
Plant height (cm) : 120-160
Maturity (days) : 120 (90-170)
Grain :Yellow; protein 14.1%
and oil 12.2%
Disease resistance -
Grain yield (q/acre) : 3-5
Amaranth
(Amaranthus spp.)
Package of Practices for Buckwheat
Soil type/condition : Well drained sandy loam to silty loam soils
Tillage operations :First ploughing with soil turning plough followed by tillage
operation through harrow/cultivator/desi-plough and levelling
Seed treatment :
Carbendazim or Thiram 2-3 g/kg of seed
Organic: Trichoderma harzianum and Pseudomonas fluorscens 5g
each/kg seed
Optimum sowing period
Buckwheat: March–April (spring season) and June-July (rainy
season)
Amaranth: May second fortnight to June first fortnight
Seed rate, sowing method
and spacing:
Buckwheat: 10-12 kg/acre; Row spacing 30 cm.
Amaranth: 0.6-0.8 kg/acre, Row spacing: 50 cm, Plant to plant
distance:15 cm
PoP for Buckwheat…
Fertilizer doses & time of
fertilizer application :
Buckwheat: 12:8:4 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: 2/3 N, P & K,
1/3 N: after first weeding, FYM: 4-6 t/acre
Amaranth: 16:8:20 kg N:P2O5:K2O/acre, Basal: ½ N, P & K,
½ N: after first weeding, FYM: 4 t/acre
Weed control :First manual weeding 15-20 DAS, second weeding after 10-15
days as per requirement
Major diseases and pest
control:
Buckwheat
Leaf blight: Mancozeb @2.5g/l of water
Amaranth
Leaf webber : Cartaf hydrochloride@1g/l of water
Organic: Neem kernel 5%; Azadiractin 0.03%; Bt formulation
2ml/l of water. Second spray should be made one week after the
first spray
Irrigation schedule :Rainfed during Kharif
Irrigated conditon: irrigate as per requirement
1. Well suited to the prevalent/traditional cropping system
2. Crop diversification
3. Suitable for contingency planning
4. Enhanced nutritional security
5. Quality fodder for livestock
6. Enhanced income and improved livelihood
Prospects of coarse cereals in NE States
Important addresses
Contacts Crop(s)
1. Director, ICAR-VPKAS, Almora (Uttarakhand) – 263601, Ph.
05962-230208, Fax. 05962-231539, email: [email protected]
2. Director Research, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Distt. Tehri
Garhwal (Uttarakhand) - 249199, Ph. 01376-252138, Fax. 01376-
252128, email: [email protected]
Finger millet,
Barnyard millet,
Buckwheat and
Amaranth
3. Project Coordinator (Small Millets), ICAR, GKVK, Bangalore -
560065, Ph. 080-23332387, Fax. 080-23332387, email:
4. RARS, Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University,
Nandyal, Dist. Kurnool (AP)– 518 501, Fax. 08514-248264, email:
All small millets
Foxtail millet
5. Director, Directorate of Sorghum Research, Rajendranagar,
Hyderabad - 500030, email: [email protected], Ph. 040-24017125 /
24015349, Fax. 040-2401 6378
Sorghum
6. Project Coordinator (Pearl Millet), All India Coordinated Research
Project on Pearl Millet (ICAR), Mandor, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – 342
304, Ph. 0291-2571408, Fax: 0291-2571909,
email: [email protected], [email protected]
Pearl millet
Thank you