Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Areas
NHRDF, Nasik
Agrifound White (G-41) Bulbs compact, silvery white with creamy flesh. Elongated cloves (20–25/bulb) with bulb diameter 3.5–4.5 cm. Susceptible to purple blotch and Stemphylium blight. TSS 41%, dry matter 42.78%, pyruvic acid 27 µmole/g. Good storage quality. Average yield 130 q/ha. Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
Yamuna Safed (G-1) Bulbs compact with silvery white skin and creamy flesh, diameter 4.0–4.5 cm. Sickle-shaped cloves (25–30/bulb). Tolerant to purple blotch, Stemphylium blight and thrips. TSS 38%, dry matter 39.5%, pyruvic acid 29 µmole/g. Good storage quality. Average yield 150–175 q/ha. All over India
Yamuna Safed-2 (G-50) Bulbs compact and attractive with creamy white flesh, diameter 3.5–4.0 cm. Cloves 35–40 per bulb, clove diameter 0.75–1.4 cm. TSS 38–40%, dry matter 40–41%, pyruvic acid 26 µmole/g. Average yield 150–200 q/ha. Northern India, Punjab, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh
Yamuna Safed-3 (G-282) Bulbs creamy white and large (4.5–6 cm diameter). Cloves 15–16 per bulb with clove diameter 1.2–1.5 cm. TSS 38–42%, dry matter 39–43%, pyruvic acid 25 µmole/g. Medium storage quality. Average yield 175–200 q/ha. Suitable for export. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Yamuna Safed-4 (G-323) Bulbs silvery white and large (3.5–4.0 cm diameter). Clove diameter 1.2–1.25 cm with 20–25 cloves per bulb. Clove size index 2.50–3.00 cm². TSS 40–42% and dry matter 41–42%. Average yield 175–200 q/ha. North India and Madhya Pradesh
Yamuna Safed-5 (G-189) Plants with dark green erect leaves (8–10 leaves/plant) and sturdy growth. Bulbs compact creamy white with large size (4.5–5.0 cm diameter). Cloves oblong (22–30/bulb). Highly pungent with good aroma. TSS 39% and dry matter 41%. Good storage quality and tolerant to Stemphylium blight, purple blotch and thrips. Average yield 150–160 q/ha. North East India, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Punjab, Tarai region of U.P., Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Gujarat
Name of Variety / Hybrid Salient Features Recommended Area
NHRDF, Nasik
Agrifound Parvati (G-313) Bulbs large (5.0–6.5 cm diameter), creamy white with pinkish tinge. Clove diameter 1.5–1.8 cm with 10–16 cloves per bulb. Total soluble solids 35–36%, dry matter 37–38%, pyruvic acid 22–23 µmoles/g. Medium storage quality. Average yield 175–225 q/ha. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Northern hills
Agrifound Parvati-2 (G-408) Bulbs large (5.0–6.0 cm diameter), creamy white. Clove diameter 1.5–1.6 cm with about 11–14 cloves per bulb. Total soluble solids 36–37%, dry matter 37–38%, pyruvic acid 22–23 µmoles/g. Average yield 175–200 q/ha. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, J&K and Sikkim
DOGR, Rajgurunagar (Pune)
Bhima Omkar High yielding variety with average yield around 107 q/ha. Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi
Bhima Purple Bulbs purple in colour with TSS 33.6% and allicin content 2.9 mg/g (fresh weight) and 9.6 mg/g (dry weight). Average yield 68 q/ha. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
GBUA&T, Pantnagar
Pant Lohit Moderately resistant to purple blotch. Bulbs compact and bold (18–20 g) with 15–18 cloves of light purple colour per bulb. High yielding with bulb yield 125–130 q/ha. Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand
HAU, Hisar
HG-17 High yielding variety with good storage life. Bulb weight better than many other varieties and shows least incidence of purple blotch disease. Average yield 120–125 q/ha. Haryana
TNAU, Coimbatore
Ooty-1 Large bulbs weighing about 30–40 g each. Average yield about 17 t/ha. Tamil Nadu