(a) Whether the Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed some new varieties cash crop seeds recently;
(b) If so, the details thereof;
(c) The names of the States where these new seeds have been/proposed to be used; and
(d) The results likely to be achieved therefrom?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTILAL BHURIA)
(a) & (b): Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi has developed a cotton genotype
Pusa-2 (Pusa GH 17-52-10). It is an early maturing strain which was evaluated in West Bengal
(Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Nimpith, Sunderbans) during 2004 and recorded seed cotton yield (1.5 t/ha).
It has shown good fiber quality with 27-28 mm fiber length and 20 g/tex fiber strength.
(c) & (d): This genotype has been proposed for identification in the state of West Bengal.
Further popularization of this genotype will depend on its release, notification as per procedure.