Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Deepali Plants medium tall with erect short green waxy leaves. Curds compact, white, self-blanching and well protected by leaves, preventing riceyness. Curds ready in late October at 20–25°C. Recommended sowing from May end to early June. Average yield 150–175 q/ha. Delhi and Punjab
Improved Japanese Plants erect with bluish green leaves. Curds white and compact. Susceptible to heat. Curd availability late November–December (16–20°C) from crop sown late July to early August. Average yield 110–125 q/ha. Punjab, Bihar, U.P., Rajasthan, H.P., J&K, Delhi and West Bengal
Pusa Shubra Plants erect with long stalk and bluish green leaves. Curds compact, white (700–800 g). Highly tolerant to riceyness and resistant to black rot. 50% curd formation in 125–130 days. Best curd formation temperature 12–16°C. Yield potential 250–300 q/ha. Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, U.P. and Bihar
Pusa Early Synthetic Plants erect with bluish green leaves. Curds small to medium, flat, creamy white and compact. Suitable for early planting and resistant to riceyness. Average yield 120–150 q/ha. Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Pusa Paushja Curds compact and white. Maturity about 75 days. Average yield 400 q/ha. Punjab, U.P., Uttarakhand and Bihar
Pusa Meghna Extra early variety (September maturity). Curds white, compact and medium sized (350–400 g). Maturity about 95 days. Average yield 125 q/ha. NCR
Pusa Sharad Mid-early variety (November maturity). Curds compact weighing about 900 g. Maturity around 80 days. Average yield 240 q/ha. NCR
Pusa Shukti Curds compact and white. Maturity around 75 days. Average yield 440 q/ha. NCR
Pusa Snowball K-1 Snow white self-blanched curds. Last to form curd in snowball group extending availability by about two weeks. Field resistant to black rot. Maturity 90–95 days after transplanting. Average yield 300 q/ha. All over India
Pusa Snowball KT-25 Suitable for late rabi cultivation. Leaves dark green, waxy and slightly curly. Curds white, very compact and self-blanching. Recommended sowing Oct–Nov in North India. Tolerant to black rot. Average yield 17.5–30 t/ha. All over India
Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Himjyoti Plants erect with bluish green waxy leaves. Curds self-blanched, white and retentive weighing 500–600 g. Harvest in 60–75 days after transplanting. Suitable for April–July sowing in hills above 1000 m. Average yield 160 q/ha. All over India
Pusa Hybrid-2 Semi erect plants with bluish green upright leaves. Curds creamy white, highly compact with average weight about 907 g. Matures mid-November to mid-December in North Indian plains. Resistant to downy mildew. Yield 250–270 q/ha. West Bengal, Assam, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Delhi
Pusa Kartik Sankar Curd formation temperature 22–25°C. Maturity in about 96 days (2 weeks earlier than Pusa Early Synthetic). Curds compact, white and medium sized (~475 g). Resistant to downy mildew. Average yield 145–160 q/ha. West Bengal, Assam, Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand
IIVR, Varanasi
Kashi Kunwari Early maturity variety suitable for sowing end June–July in North Indian plains. Tolerates high rainfall during vegetative stage. Curds semi-dome type, white compact with fine texture (300–450 g). Yield 300–350 q/ha. Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand
HAU, Hisar
Hisar-1 Mid-late season variety. Curds medium to large and white. Average yield 250 q/ha. All over India
GBUA&T, Pantnagar
Pant Shubhra Mid-season variety with semi erect leaves partially covering the curds. Curds compact, slightly conical, creamish white and non ricey. Marketable curds available December–January. Takes about 120 days from nursery sowing. Yield 250 q/ha. H.P., J&K, Hills of U.P., Punjab, Tarai region of U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand
Pant Gobhi-2 Marketable curds available in October in plains. Curds yellowish and medium compact. Yield potential about 100 q/ha. Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, U.P., West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, H.P. and J&K
Pant Gobhi-3 Synthetic variety classified as September maturity type. Marketable curds available in September in northern plains. Curds creamish white and non ricey. Yield about 150 q/ha. Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, U.P., West Bengal, Delhi, Haryana, H.P. and J&K
TNAU, Coimbatore
Ooty-1 Curds compact, uniform and attractive creamy white. Free from riceyness with good keeping quality. Average yield 47 t/ha. Tamil Nadu