| Gujarat Wheat 1346 | ||
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| Year of Release | 2019 (CVRC) |
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| Area and Condition for which release | Peninsular zone (Maharashtra, Karnataka and plains of Tamil Nadu) under restricted Irrigation, timely sown conditions. | |
| Special Features: | GW 1346 has desired quality traits like good grain appearance (7/10), good sedimentation value (29.6 ml) and lower yellow berry incidence (1%) therefore, it can be used as a “dual quality” durum suitable both for “chapati making” as well as for good pasta preparations. | |
| Name of centre | ARS, Dhandhuka | |
| Average yield | 2850 kg/ha | |
| Characterstics |
It has yield advantage of 4.8 and 8.0% over the checks AKDW 2997-16 and UAS 44 & potential yield of 4040 kg/ha. It showed superior level of leaf rust resistance & high level of stem rust resistance. It has good levels of protein content (12.36%), essential micronutrients like Iron (36.5 ppm) and Zinc (32.2 ppm), and overall acceptability for pasta (5.3 out of 9.0). |