Garlic Variety: Bhima Purple

 Salient features

• The bulbs are medium sized, compact and purple in colour having 16–20 cloves/bulb.
• Bulb TSS – 33.6% and allicin @ 2.9 mg/g (fresh weight basis) and 9.6 mg/g (dry weight basis).
• Leaves narrow and medium green.
• It has been developed through clonal selection.

Performance
• This variety yields 68 q/ha.
• It has been recommended for cultivation in Zone III (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab) and Zone VI (Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh).

Impacts and benefits
• It has been identified for high yield and better quality.