Thar Harsha : new drought tolerant drumstick


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Authors

  • S Raja
  • V V Appa Rao
  • Lalu Prasad Yadav
  • Sanjay Singh
  • B D Sharma

Abstract

Thar Harsha is a new, high-yielding and drought tolerant cultivar of drumstick. Developed at Central Horticultural Experiment Station, Vejalpur, Gujarat; it was released in 2016. It is an annual type selection from popular variety PKM-1. Its pods are of attractive dark green, 100.5 cm long. The plants are densely foliaged and have broad leaves with dark green colour. It is a late- maturing type (March-May). It gives a total pod yield (20-30%) compared to commercially popular varieties under drought conditions. The plants and pods are least affected by leaf-eating caterpillar and fruit fly under field conditions.

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Author Biographies

  • S Raja
    (Scientist), Central Potato Research Institute,
    Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 171001.
  • V V Appa Rao
    (Scientists), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CIAH),
    Vejalpur, Panchmahals, Gujarat 389 340.
  • Lalu Prasad Yadav
    (Scientists), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CIAH),
    Vejalpur, Panchmahals, Gujarat 389 340.
  • Sanjay Singh
    (Scientists), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CIAH),
    Vejalpur, Panchmahals, Gujarat 389 340.
  • B D Sharma
    (Scientists), Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CIAH),
    Vejalpur, Panchmahals, Gujarat 389 340.

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Submitted

2018-12-20

Published

2019-03-15

Issue

Vol. 63 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Raja, S., Rao, V. V. A., Yadav, L. P., Singh, S., & Sharma, B. D. (2019). Thar Harsha : new drought tolerant drumstick. Indian Horticulture, 63(3). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/view/85613