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Varieties

Parentage

Year of release

Duration (days)

Grain yield 

(Kg/ha)

Special features

Rainfed 

Irrigated

ADT 1

Selection from Aduthurai local

 

1965

80

450 rice fallow)

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High  protein content of 19.9%

 

Co 1

Pureline selection from Srivaikundam local

 

1968

110

600

750

Released for rainfed condition

Co 2

Pureline selection from PLS 150

1973

65-70

500

900

Can be grown throughout the year as an irrigated crop

 

Co 3

Pureline selection from PLS 364

 

1976

85

500

1100

Less susceptible to root rot and pod borer

 

KM 1

(G 31 x Kargaon 3 ) x G 31

 

1977

65-70

625

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Dwarf type and drought tolerant

 

Co 4

Induced mutant from Co 1 (MMS 0.02%)

1978

75

550

1250

Tolerant to leaf crinkle virus, tip blight, powdery mildew and  less susceptible to stemfly and pod borer

 

KM 2

T 9 x L 64

1978

60-65

692

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Dwarf type. Tolerant to viral diseases.

 

ADT 2

Derivative of Tirunelveli  x  ADT 1

 

1979

70-75

600 (rice fallow)

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High  protein content of 21.5

TMV 1

Midhi Ulundu x KM 1

1979

65-70

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800

Resistant to YMV and tolerant to root rot.

 

Co 5

Pureline selection from Musiri type

1981

70-75

750

1250

Moderately resistant to powdery mildew, leaf crinkle, pod borer and tip blight

 

ADT 3

Pureline selection from Tirunelveli

 

1981

70-75

750(rice fallow)

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Suitable for rice fallow

ADT 4

T9 / ADT2 / PANT U- 14 cross derivative

1987

65-70

1000

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Suitable for raising in field bunds, higher grain weight, resistant to YMV and stemfly.

 

Vamban 1

KM 1 x H 76-1

1987

60-65

780

900

High yielding ,suitable for entire state and tolerant to YMV

 

ADT 5

Pureline selection from Kanpur variety

1988

70-75

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1545

Suitable for rice fallow.  Resistant to major diseases  like YMV, root rot and leaf crinkle and to stemfly.

 

APK 1

ADT 2 x RU 1

1993

75

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940

Suited for rainfed conditions for intercropping with cotton

 

K1

Co 3 x VS 131

1994

70-75

707

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Suitable for southern districts, YMV resistant, 24.2% protein, suitable for intercropping in cotton

 

Vamban 2

Spontaneous mutant selection from Type 9

 

1996

65

700

1074

Resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus.

Vamban 3

LBG 402 x LBG 17

2000

65-70

775

900

Resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus

 

Vamban (Bg) 4

 

CO 4 x PDU 102

2003

75-80

780

900

Resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus

Vamban (Bg) 5

Vamban 1 x UK 17

2006

 

65 - 70

820

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High yield  and resistant to yellow mosaic virus disease in all seasons