(i) Varieties
Following varieties of different spices have been developed by this station and released for different production conditions in the state.
Sr. No. |
Name of the crop |
Name of the Variety |
Year of Release |
Yield q/ha |
Chief Characteristics |
1. |
Sorghum |
C-10-2 |
1945 |
300-350 |
Medium plant height, narrow leaves, small earhead. |
|
|
S-1049 |
1955 |
275-350 |
Rapid growth and nutrition's, palatable, tender and juicy green forage, low |
|
|
GFS-3 |
1984 |
500-550 |
More number of leaves, fodder quality excellent. |
|
|
GFS-4 |
1989 |
360-400 |
Good potentiality for multicut, its stalk is sweet and juicy, loose earhead and grains are white with read tinch. |
|
|
GFSH-1 |
1992 |
469 Single cut 650-700 Multicut |
Multicut hybrid, dark green leaves compact earhead and grains are white, moderately salt tolerant. |
|
|
GFS- 5 |
1998 |
400-450 |
Multicut variety, stem sweet and thin, leaves are light green colour. |
|
|
GAFS-11 |
2012 |
400 |
Single cut nature, Broad leaves |
|
|
CoFS-29 |
2013 |
449.3 Multicut |
Known as grassy sorghum, perennial nature (Multicut) profuse tillering (4.0) Tall type, higher numbers of leaves (32-38), High GF (449.3 q/ha), DM (122.8 q/ha) and CP (9.91 q/ha) than national check SSG-59-3 high palatability. Less incidence of anthracnose, zonate leaf spot and leaf blight. |
|
|
GAFS-12 |
2016 |
300 |
Single cut nature, thin stem, higher leaf stem ration |
2. |
Lucerne |
GAUL-1 |
1975 |
800-1000 (Annual) |
Plants tall, erect type, crown above the ground, vigorous growing, leaves are broad and light green colour, flowers are purple in colour. It gives 10-12 cutting in a year. |
|
|
GAUL-2 |
1980 |
800-950 (Annual) |
Resistance to downy mildew, flowers are purple in colour.
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the crop |
Name of the Variety
|
Year of Release |
Yield q/ha |
Chief Characteristics |
|
Lucerne |
AL-3 |
2006 |
1000-1100 (Annual) |
The variety, Anand Lucerne-3 (AL-3) is recommended for Lucerne growing areas of Middle Gujarat. It yields nutritious and palatable fodder continuously for 2 to 3 years as well as it gives more herbage. It has good regeneration capacity and negligible incidence of pests and diseases. It has dark green foliage, oblong leaves, thick stem, 70.9 cm average plant height with 47 tillers/m. row.
|
|
|
AL-4 |
2013 |
800-900 |
Perennial nature. Recommended for North west zone of India. |
3. |
Oat |
JO-03-91 |
2014 |
600 q/ha |
Single cut, higher yield, higher leaf stem ratio, Resistance to leaf blight, root rot and powdery mildew diseases.
|
4. |
Cowpea |
GFC-1 |
1980 |
250-300 |
Trailing type plants, dark green pods, days to 50 % flowering is 65-70 days, recommended for Kharif sowing.
|
GFC-2 |
1980 |
270-350 |
Performed well in summer season. Trailing type plants, dark green pods.
|
||
GFC-3 |
1980 |
270-330 |
Performed well during Kharif season, trailing type plants.
|
||
GFC-4 |
1980 |
290-350 |
Performed well during summer season.
|
||
5. |
Marvel grass |
GMG-1 |
1980 |
60-70 DFY rainfed 100-120 DFY irrigated |
Seeds are very small, plants are sturdy, profuse tillering having 32-48 per cent leafiness. Suitable for making hay. Producer high quality of hay as well as green forage in short time. |
GAMG-2
|
2009 |
185-190 GFY
80-85 DMY |
Looking to the yield performance it gave 26.4 and 28.7 percent yield of green fodder and dry matter yield than GMG-1. More palatable as compared to GMG-1
|
||
Sr. No. |
Name of the crop |
Name of the Variety
|
Year of Release |
Yield q/ha |
Chief Characteristics |
6. |
Dharaf grass |
GAUD-1 |
1979 |
150-200 |
Suitability in medium black soils, sessile spike lets in groups, seeds pale yellowish in colour with oval shape. |
7. |
Hybrid Napier |
APBN-1 |
2001 |
Ist year 2000 GFY IInd year 1500 GFY IIIrd year 1000 to 1200 GFY |
The stems are less fibrous, tillers are more, faster growth habit, foliage dark green plant semi erect, tender leaves. |
CO-3 |
2010 |
Av. GFY 1100-1200 q/ha/year Av. DMY 200-250 q/ha/year |
More leafy, Tall growing, high tillering, broad leaves and soft, fast regeneration capacity, highly palatable having good quality fodder
|
||
8. |
Anjan Grass |
GAAG-1 |
2011 |
200-225 q/ha/year |
Perennial nature, for pasture land, long broad leaves high leaf stem ratio. |
9. |
Guinea grass |
JHGG-8-1 |
2013 |
1512 q/ha/year |
Tall type, high tillering, light green foliage, long broad leaves.
|
CO (GG)-3 |
2016 |
2300-2400 q/ha/year |
Perennial nature, large and softer leaves, robust tillering |
||
10. |
Forage Pearl millet |
GFB-1 |
2005 |
Single cut: 350-400 GFY Multicut: 600-800 GFY |
Dark green foliage, high leaf stem ratio, maximum tillering capacity, good regeneration capacity, suitable in summer condition. |
|
|
AFB-3 |
2011 |
Single cut: 300-400 |
Recommended for North west zone of India high tillering, high leaf stem ratio.
|
(ii)Research Recommendations for the Farmers : (also crop wise) (1984) on wards)
AGRONOMY & QUALITY EVALUATION :
FORAGE SORGHUM:
LUCERNE:
FORAGE PRODUCTION:
SEED PRODUCTION:
MAIZE:
RAJKA BAJRA:
OATS:
PANDADIU (Wild Chicory) :
HYBRID NAPIER:
GUINEA GRASS:
CROP SEQUENCE:
CROP PROTECTION:
(i) Raising of marigold (0.5 m apart) on border of the field and on inside bunds.
(ii) Raising the castor plants (3.0 m apart) on border of the field and on inside bunds.
(iii) Application of NSE 5% and mancozeb 0.2% at the time of flowering. Application of HNPV and SNPV @ 250 LE/ha at the appearance of 2 larvae/m2 followed by application of mancozeb 0.2% (ICBR 1:3.87).