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2nd
May, 2003
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DEVELOPMENT
OF WHEAT VARIETIES
Agricultural scientists
have developed some wheat varieties which require less water but
provide better yield. The details of some important wheat varieties
are as follows:
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Name of variety
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Average yield
q/ha.
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Area of Adoption
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PBW-396
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33.30
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Punjab, Haryana,
Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Parts of Rajasthan including
Alwar, Bharatpur, Sriganganagar and Una and Paonta valley
of Himachal Pradesh
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HD-4672 (Durum)
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22.00
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Madhya Pradesh,
Gujarat, Southern parts of Rajasthan, Bundelkhand region
of Uttar Pradesh and Chattisgarh
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VL-804
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23.50
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Jammu &
Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim and North
Eastern States
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C-306
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25.80
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Bihar, Jharkhand,
Eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa and Assam
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K-8027
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26.50
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Bihar, Jharkhand,
Eastern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa and Assam
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HD-2781
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15.80
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Karnataka and
Maharashtra
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K-9644
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12.40
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Karnataka and
Maharashtra
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This information
was given by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Shri Hukumdeo
Narayan Yadav, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha
today.
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