WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India
A mid-early duration high yielding pigeonpea culture WRGE-121 as Telangana kandi-2 was developed at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana. and was released by Central Variety Release Committee during 2020. It obta...
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| author | N. Sandhya Kishore*, P. Jagan Mohan Rao, V. Thirumal Rao, Ch. Pallavi, G. Padmaja and M. Madhu |
| author_facet | N. Sandhya Kishore*, P. Jagan Mohan Rao, V. Thirumal Rao, Ch. Pallavi, G. Padmaja and M. Madhu |
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| description | A mid-early duration high yielding pigeonpea culture WRGE-121 as Telangana kandi-2 was developed at Regional
Agricultural Research Station, Warangal, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana.
and was released by Central Variety Release Committee during 2020. It obtained by the cross between parents
WRGE-14 X IC-825406, it has a duration of 155-165 days, suitable for kharif sowing. This variety recorded yield on an
average of 1677 kg/ha which is 30.71, 28.50 and 10.60 per cent higher over PT0012 (national check), TS-3R (Zonal
check) and PRG-176 (local check), respectively. It recorded maximum yield of 3082 kg/ha in Gulbarga, Karnataka.
The variety has 100 seed weight of 9.0 - 10.0 g with a protein content of 23.05 per cent. It is moderately resistant
to fusarium wilt disease and tolerant to pod fly. The variety WRGE-121 is suitable for southern zone of India which
includes Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe9c6ae51b1c45bca34c36b48125a8002023-04-04T14:36:28ZengIndian Society of Plant BreedersElectronic Journal of Plant Breeding0975-928X2022-03-0113111211910.37992/2022.1301.017WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of IndiaN. Sandhya Kishore*, P. Jagan Mohan Rao, V. Thirumal Rao, Ch. Pallavi, G. Padmaja and M. Madhu0AICRP on Pigeonpea, RARS, Warangal, PJTSAU, Telangana, India *E-Mail:kishoregene@gmail.comA mid-early duration high yielding pigeonpea culture WRGE-121 as Telangana kandi-2 was developed at Regional Agricultural Research Station, Warangal, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Telangana. and was released by Central Variety Release Committee during 2020. It obtained by the cross between parents WRGE-14 X IC-825406, it has a duration of 155-165 days, suitable for kharif sowing. This variety recorded yield on an average of 1677 kg/ha which is 30.71, 28.50 and 10.60 per cent higher over PT0012 (national check), TS-3R (Zonal check) and PRG-176 (local check), respectively. It recorded maximum yield of 3082 kg/ha in Gulbarga, Karnataka. The variety has 100 seed weight of 9.0 - 10.0 g with a protein content of 23.05 per cent. It is moderately resistant to fusarium wilt disease and tolerant to pod fly. The variety WRGE-121 is suitable for southern zone of India which includes Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.https://www.ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/4136pigeonpeamidearlysouth zonehigh yieldingwilt |
| spellingShingle | N. Sandhya Kishore*, P. Jagan Mohan Rao, V. Thirumal Rao, Ch. Pallavi, G. Padmaja and M. Madhu WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding pigeonpea midearly south zone high yielding wilt |
| title | WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India |
| title_full | WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India |
| title_fullStr | WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India |
| title_short | WRGE 121: A high yielding mid-early duration pigeonpea variety for Southern Zone of India |
| title_sort | wrge 121 a high yielding mid early duration pigeonpea variety for southern zone of india |
| topic | pigeonpea midearly south zone high yielding wilt |
| url | https://www.ejplantbreeding.org/index.php/EJPB/article/view/4136 |
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