Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IARI, New Delhi
Pusa Sukomal Resistant to golden yellow mosaic virus and leaf spot diseases. Maturity in 55–60 days. Average yield 60 q/ha in summer and 65 q/ha in kharif season. NCR
Pusa Komal Bushy plants flowering in about 45 days after sowing. Pods light green, tender and 25–30 cm long. Suitable for spring–summer and rainy season cultivation. Resistant to bacterial blight. Average yield 100–115 q/ha. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana
IIHR, Bengaluru
Arka Garima Plants tall and photo-insensitive. Pods light green, long, thick, round, fleshy and stringless. Suitable for vegetable purpose. Tolerant to heat and low moisture stress. Pod yield about 18 t/ha. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Arka Samrudhi Plants erect, bushy and photo-insensitive. Pods green, medium thick and medium long, round, tender and fleshy without parchment. Good cooking quality. Pod yield about 19 t/ha. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
IIVR, Varanasi
Kashi Kanchan Bush type dwarf plants (50–60 cm) and photoperiod insensitive. Flowers in 40–45 days and pods ready for harvest in 50–55 days. Produces 40–45 pods per plant, each 30–35 cm long. Pods dark green, pulpy, less fibrous and free from parchment. Resistant to cowpea golden mosaic virus and Pseudocercospora cruenta. Yield 150–200 q/ha. Punjab, U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, M.P., Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
Kashi Unnati Photoperiod insensitive dwarf bush type variety (40–45 cm height). Flowers in 30–35 days and pods ready for harvest in 40–45 days. Produces 40–45 pods per plant of 30–35 cm length. Pods fleshy, light green, less fibrous and parchment free. Average yield 125–150 q/ha. Uttar Pradesh
Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
IIVR, Varanasi
Kashi Gauri Dwarf bush type plants (70–75 cm height), photo-period insensitive and early variety. Suitable for spring–summer and rainy season sowing. Flowers in 35–40 days and pods ready in 45–50 days. Produces 35–40 pods per plant of about 25 cm length. Pods fleshy, light green, less fibrous and parchment free. Resistant to cowpea golden mosaic virus and Pseudocercospora cruenta. Average yield 100–125 q/ha green pods. Uttar Pradesh
AAU, Anand
AVCP-1 Bushy and compact plants with dark green foliage and broad leaves. Pods medium sized, tender and green in colour. Average yield 73 q/ha. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
TNAU, Coimbatore
PKM-1 Pure line selection with semi trailing habit and very long pods (40–45 cm). Average green pod yield about 25 t/ha. Tamil Nadu