Promising Varieties of TNAU
PULSES
Blackgram
Particulars |
T 9 |
CO 5 |
ADT 3 |
VBN 1 |
Parentage |
Selection from Bareilly, U.P |
Pureline selec tion from Musiri - |
Pureline selection from Tirunelveli local |
KM 1xH 76-1 |
Year of release |
1972 |
1981 |
1981 |
1987 |
50% flowering (days) |
30 - 35 |
35 - 40 |
30 - 35 |
30 - 35 |
Maturity duration (days) |
65 - 70 |
70 - 75 |
70 - 75 |
60 - 65 |
Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
|
Rainfed |
- |
740 |
.. |
700 |
Irrigated |
1000 |
1270 |
- |
850 |
Rice fallows |
|
|
720 |
|
Height (cm) |
35 - 40 |
30 - 35 |
50 |
30 - 35 |
Clusters |
10 - 12 |
10 to 12 |
10 - 15 |
12 – 13 |
Hairiness of pods |
Glabrous |
Hairy |
Hairy |
Hairy |
Colour of grain |
Black & Dull |
Black & Dull |
Black & dull |
Black |
100 grain wt (g) |
4.0 |
5.7 |
3.6 |
5.1 |
Particulars |
ADT 5 |
K 1 |
VBN 2 |
VBN 3 |
VBN(Bg) 4 |
Parentage |
Selection from Kanpur variety |
CO 3 x US 131 |
Spontaneous mutant |
LBG 402 x LBG 17 |
CO 4 x PDU 102 |
Year of release |
1988 |
1994 |
1996 |
2000 |
2003 |
50% flowering (days) |
32 |
40 - 45 |
33 - 40 |
35 -40 |
35 – 40 |
Maturity duration (days) |
62 |
70 - 75 |
60 - 70 |
65 – 70 |
75 – 80 |
Grain yield (kg/ha)
Rainfed |
|
707 |
750 |
775 |
780 |
Irrigated |
1323 |
- |
1000 |
825 |
900 |
Rice fallows |
|
- |
- |
|
|
Height (cm) |
20 - 25 |
30 - 35 |
25 - 35 |
25 – 35 |
40 – 45 |
Clusters |
13 - 15 |
10 - 13 |
4 - 18 |
5 - 10 |
8 – 10 |
Hairiness of pods |
Hairy |
Hairy |
Glabrous |
Hairy pods |
Glabrous |
Colour of grain |
Black |
Dull black |
Black with green tinge |
Dull black |
Black |
100 grain wt (g) |
3.6 |
5.3 |
3.83 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
Greengram
Particulars |
KM 2 |
CO 4 |
ADT 3 |
Paiyur 1 |
VBN 1 |
K 1 |
Parentage |
Hybrid derivative of No.127xS.9 |
Mutant of
CO 1 |
Hybrid derivative of H70-16/ Rajendran/
G65 |
PS from DPT 703 |
Hybrid derivative of S.8xPIMS3 |
Co 4 x ML 65 |
Year of release |
1978 |
1981 |
1988 |
1988 |
1989 |
1998 |
50% flowering (days) Duration (days) Grain yield kg/ha)
Rainfed Irrigated |
35 - 40 65 - 70 767 |
40 – 45 85 910 1550 |
36 66 500 500(Ricefallows) |
45 - 50 85 – 90 742 |
30 - 35 65 770 |
70 - 75 670 |
Plant height (cm) Stem Branches |
35 - 45 Green stem |
60 - 70 Green stem 3 – 4 |
35 – 45 Green stem 2 – 3 |
5 5- 60 Green 3 – 4 |
55 - 60 Green sparsely hairy 2 – 3 |
70 - 75 Green, slightly Pubescent 3 - 4 |
Leaves |
Medium |
Broad tripartate
and hairy |
Medium broad, Petiole long |
Broad |
Medium, foliate, ovate |
Broad |
Pod characters |
Dark brown and tip covered |
Green when tender & black on drying |
Dark brown |
Dull green |
Sparsely hairy , light black pods |
Long and slightly pubescent, brown |
Colour of grain |
Shiny green |
Dull green |
Green |
Dull Green |
Green |
Dull green |
100 grain wt (g) |
3.0 |
4.1 |
2 - 3 |
3 - 5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
Particulars |
CO 6 |
VRM (Gg) 1 |
VBN (Gg) 2 |
Parentage |
WGG 37 x CO 5 |
Pure line selection from K 851 |
Cross derivative of VGG 4 x MH 309 |
Year of release |
1999 |
2001 |
2001 |
50% flowering (days) |
26 – 30 |
31 – 35 |
30 – 35 |
Duration (days) |
62 – 67 |
56 – 67 |
65 – 70 |
Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
Rainfed |
900 |
1100 |
750 |
Irrigated
Plant height (cm) |
1050
35 - 55 |
-
45 – 55 |
900
50 – 60 |
Leaves Colour of pod Colour of grain 100 grain wt (g) |
Broad Pubescent Green with smooth surface 3 .4 |
Broad Pubescent Shiny green bold and smooth surface 3.5 |
Trifoliate with lobes
Sparsly hairy pods Shiny green 3.6 – 3.9 |
Cowpea
Particulars |
CO 2 |
Paiyur 1 |
CO 6 |
VBN 1 |
VBN 2 |
CO(CP) 7 |
Parentage |
Hybrid derivative (C521 x C49) |
Selection from VM 16 |
MS 9804 x
C 152 |
Selection from
T 85F 2020 |
Selection from IT 81-D-1228-10 |
Gamma mutant of CO 4 (20 Kr) |
Year of release |
1972 |
1985 |
1993 |
1997 |
1998 |
2002 |
50% flowering(days) |
45 |
75 |
35 |
35 – 40 |
40-45 |
40 – 45 |
Duration (days) |
90 |
90 |
65 – 70 |
55 – 65 |
75 - 80 |
70 – 75 |
Grain yield(kg/ha) Rainfed |
... |
900 |
671 |
950 |
- |
1000 |
Irrigated |
1375 |
-- |
- |
- |
- |
1600 |
Vegetable (Kg/ha) |
9400 |
... |
- |
|
10580 |
- |
Plant height (cm) |
30 - 40 |
60 - 70 |
34.5 |
25 - 30 |
45 - 60 |
40 – 55 |
Stem, branches |
Green stem purple wash at nodes,
3-4 branches |
Erect |
Green stem purple wash at nodes, 3-4 branches |
Erect green,
2 – 4 branches |
Green erect,
2 – 3 branches |
Green with pur ple ring at fruiting nodes,
5 – 8 branches |
Leaves |
Trifoliate, broad and long petioles |
Dark green leaflets possessing triangular white spots |
Trifoliate entire, green, purple spot at the abse of leaflet |
Light green |
Dark green trifoliate |
Ovote, trifoliate, entire, green and glabrous |
Colour of pods |
Tender greenish white |
Green |
Dark green pigmented tip |
Greenish white |
Light green |
Green |
Dry |
Greyish white |
Brown |
Brown at maturity |
Cream |
Cream |
Light brown |
Colour of grain |
Reddish brown with irregular patches |
Brick red |
Light cream |
White |
Ivory white, hilum with tan ring surrounded by brown band |
Brownish white and squire shape |
100 grain wt (g) |
12.5 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
12 - 15 |
13 - 15 |
12 - 14 |
Soyabean
Variety |
CO 1 |
CO 2 |
CO (Soy) 3 |
Parentage |
Re-selection from a Thailand variety |
Cross derivative of UGM 21 x JS 335 |
Cross derivative of UGM 69 x JS 335 |
Year of release |
1980 |
1995 |
2005 |
50% flowering |
37 days |
30-40 days |
39 – 41 days |
Duration (days) |
85 |
75 - 80 |
85 – 90 |
Grain yield (Kg/ha) |
|
|
|
Rainfed |
1080 |
1340 |
- |
Irrigated |
1640 |
1650 |
1700 |
Height (cm) |
58 |
30 - 40 |
53.5 |
Branches |
6 |
- |
5 - 6 |
Flower colour |
Pink |
Pink to purple |
Pink |
Colour of grain |
Cream |
Creamy yellow |
Creamy yellow with brown hilum |
100 seed weight (g) |
12.5 |
13 - 14 |
10.95 – 11.75 |
REDGRAM
PARTICULARS |
BSR 1 |
CO 6 |
VBN 1 |
Parentage |
Pureline selection from Mayiladumparai |
Mutant of SA 1 (25 Kr gamma rays) |
(Prabhat x HY 3A) x (T 21 x 102) |
Year of release |
1986 |
1991 |
1992 |
50% flowering (days) |
100-110 |
120 - 130 |
70 |
Duration days) |
Perennial |
170 - 180 |
95 – 100 |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
Rainfed |
0.75 - 1.0 kg of green pods/plant |
893 |
840 |
Irrigated |
.. |
.. |
1200 |
Height (cm) |
150 - 200 |
166 |
92 – 100 |
Branches |
7-10 |
8-12 |
4-6 |
Plant spread |
Semi spreading |
Semi spreading |
Erect |
Colour of standard petal |
Red at dorsal side |
Yellow with light purple streaks at the base |
Yellow with faint
Red veins at the base |
Colour of pod |
Red with diagnal constriction |
Green with purple streaks |
Green with purple streaks |
Colour of grain |
Reddish brown |
Reddish brown |
Brown |
100 seed weight (g) |
12 .0 |
8.8 |
6.8-7.5 |
Pattern of growth |
NDT |
NDT |
DT |
PARTICULARS |
COPH 2 |
APK 1 |
VBN 2 |
Parentage |
ms CO 5 x
ICPL 83027 |
Pure line selection from ICPL 87101 |
ICPL 341 x Bhavani-sagar local |
Year of release |
1997 |
1999 |
1999 |
50% flowering (days) |
60 - 75 |
70 |
70 |
Duration days) |
120 - 130 |
95 – 105 |
172 – 180 |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
|
Rainfed |
- |
900 |
1050 |
Irrigated |
1050 |
1250 |
- |
Height (cm) |
100 - 120 |
91 – 128.2 |
200 - 250 |
Branches |
4 - 6 |
4 – 5 |
8-12 |
Plant spread |
Erect |
Erect |
Semi spreading |
Colour of standard petal |
Yellow with faint
Red veins at the base |
Deep red in back of standard petal |
Yellow with faint
Red veins at the base |
Colour of pod |
Green with purple streaks |
Green with purple streaks |
Green with purple streaks |
Colour of grain |
Tan brown |
Reddish brown |
Reddish brown |
100 seed weight (g) |
9.0 to 9.4 |
10.9 – 11.0 |
7.52 8-0 |
Pattern of growth |
NDT |
DT |
NDT |
PARTICULARS |
CO(Rg) 7 |
VBN(Rg) 3 |
Parentage |
Selection from PB 9825 |
Vamban 1 x Gulbarga |
Year of release |
2004 |
2005 |
50% flowering (days) |
70 - 90 |
65 - 70 |
Duration days) |
120 - 130 |
100 - 105 |
Grain Yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
Rainfed |
950 |
885 |
Irrigated |
1168 |
- |
Height (cm) |
120 – 130 |
100 - 120 |
Branches |
7 – 9 |
3 - 10 |
Plant spread |
Semi spreading |
Erect, determinate and open type |
Colour of standard petal |
Yellow with light red vein at the base |
Yellow |
Colour of pod |
Green with purple
streaks |
Green with purple
streaks |
Colour of grain |
Reddish brown |
Reddish brown |
100 seed weight (g) |
8.5– 11.0 |
7.5 – 8.0 |
Pattern of growth |
NDT |
DT |
Horsegram
Variety |
CO 1 |
Paiyur 1 |
Paiyur 2 |
Parentage |
PurelineSelection from Mudukulathur |
PurelineSelection from Mettur local |
Gamma irradiation of
CO 1 |
Year of release |
1953 |
1988 |
1998 |
50% flowering (days) |
55 - 60 |
45 - 50 |
45 - 50 |
Maturity duration(days) |
110 |
110 |
100 - 105 |
Grain yield (Kg/ha) |
|
|
|
Rainfed |
560 |
650 |
870 |
Height (cm) |
30-40 |
35 - 40 |
40 - 45 |
Branches |
2-3 |
2-3 |
4 - 5 |
Colour of grain |
Buff mottled |
Light brown |
Pale brown |
100 grain weight (g) |
4.6 |
3.4 |
3.56 |
Field lablab
Particulars |
CO 1 |
CO 2 |
Parentage |
Pureline selection |
Derivative of CO 8 X CO 1 |
Year of release |
1980 |
1984 |
50% flowering (days) |
75 - 90 |
35 - 45 |
Duration (days) |
140 |
105 |
Grain yield (Kg/ha) |
|
|
Rainfed |
1600 |
900 |
Irrigated |
.. |
1400 |
Habit |
Medium Erect and bushy |
Erect and bushy determinate |
|
(indeterminate) photo sensitive |
photo insensitive |
Height (cms) |
60 - 70 |
60 |
Colour of flowers |
Purple |
Purple |
Colour of pod |
Green |
Green |
Shape of pod |
Flat |
Flat |
Colour of grain |
Black |
Black |
100 seed weight (g) |
24.4 |
20.0 |
Garden lablab
Particulars |
CO 12 |
CO 13 |
Parentage |
Pedigree selection from
CO 9 x CO 4 |
Derivative of
CO 9 x Florikifield |
Year of release |
1991 |
1997 |
1st flowering (days) |
40 |
40 |
Duration |
100 - 110 |
110 - 120 |
Grain yield (kg/ha) |
|
|
Irrigated |
9700 |
10000 |
Habit |
Erect, bushy |
Dwarf, bushy and |
|
|
tendency to form tendrils |
Height (cm) |
60 - 70 |
50 - 75 |
Colour of flowers |
Purple |
White |
Colour of pod |
Deep purple |
Whitish green |
Shape of pod |
Broad, flat |
Flat and long |
Colour of grain |
Black |
Brown |
100 seed wt(g) |
38.4 |
35.2 |
Bengal gram
Variety |
CO 3 |
CO 4 |
Parentage |
Pureline selection from Maharashtra collection |
Cross derivative of ICC 42 x
ICC 12237 |
Year of release |
1986 |
1998 |
50% flowering (days) |
35 – 40 |
40 |
Duration (days) |
85 |
85 |
Grain yield (Kg/ha) |
|
|
Rainfed |
1000 |
1150 |
Height (cm) |
25 - 30 |
35 - 40 |
Branches |
3 - 5 |
3 - 5 |
Flower colour |
Light pink & veined |
Light pink & veined |
Colour of grain |
Light brown |
Brown |
100 seed weight (g) |
30-32 |
30 - 32 |
Sword bean
Year of release |
1990 |
Plant habit |
Dwarf, erect, bushy |
Pigmentation |
Green |
Branches (Number) |
4 - 6 |
Inflorescence |
Axillary raceme |
Flower |
Bold, light purple |
Pods |
Long, pendulous, green, flat and fleshy (for vegetable use). Becomes very hard on maturity. |
100 seed weight (g) |
131.6 |
Seed colour |
Milky white |
Days to 50% bloom |
45 - 50 |
Salient features |
Early duration (110 - 120 days), Vegetable cum grain crop
Free from beany odour
Highly nutritious and delicious (25.9% protein)
No major pests and diseases |
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