Table 1.
Details of 28 wheat cultivars used in the present study
| Sl No. | Cultivar | Pedigree | Year of release | Originating Breeding Institutea | Recommended for | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditionsb | States/Area/Region | Agro climatic Zonec | ||||||
| 1 | RAJ3765 | HD 2402/VL 639 | 1995 | ARS, DURGAPURA | LS, IR | Orissa, West Bengal,Assam, Uttrakand | NW/NEPZ | Heat tolerance |
| 2 | UP2382 | CPAN 2004/HD 2204 | 1998 | GBPUAT, PANTNAGAR | TS, IR | Uttarpradesh, Uttrakand, Jammu Kashmir | NWPZ | High yield, better adaptability and good for chapatti making |
| 3 | C306 | RGN/CSK3//2*C5913/C217/N14//C281 | 1965 | CCS HAU, HISAR | TS, RF | Haryana,Punjab and Uttar Pradesh | NWPZ/NEPZ | Good for chapatti making |
| 4 | K9162 | K 7827/HD 2204 | 1999 | CSUA&T, KANPUR | LS,IR | Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan | NEPZ | Heat tolerant, better adaptability in less irrigation conditions |
| 5 | HDR77 | PARTIZANKA/HD 2204//HD 2204 | 1990 | IARI, NEW DELHI | LS, RF | West Bengal, Assam, Plains of NE states | NEPZ | Amber semi hard and bold grains |
| 6 | K7903 | HD 1982/K 816 | 1999 | CSUA&T, KANPUR | VLS, IR | Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal | NEPZ | Heat tolerant, resistance to various viral diseases and bread making |
| 7 | DBW14 | RAJ 3765/PBW 343 | 2002 | DWR, KARNAL | LS, IR | Eastern UP,Bihar,West Bengal and Assam | NEPZ | Tolerant to late blight |
| 8 | NIAW34 | CNO 79/PRL “S” | 1995 | NIPHAD | LS, IR | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh | PZ | Resistance to pathogens, good grain appearance with amber |
| 9 | HD2808 | WH542/DL 377-8 | 1995 | IARI,NEW DELHI | TS,IR | Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan | NEPZ | Heat tolerant |
| 10 | HUW468 | CPAN 1962/TONI HLIRA ‘s’/PRL ‘s’ | 1999 | BHU, Varanasi | LS,IR | West Bengal, Orissa, Assam | NEPZ | Having SR2 gene for rust resistance and good chapatti making |
| 11 | RAJ4104 | DL 802-5/K9011 | NA | DURGAPURA,JAIPUR | TS/LS | NA | NA | Broad waxy leaves, lustrous grains |
| 12 | DBW17 | CMH79A.95/3*CNO 79//RAJ 3777 | 2006 | DWR, Karnal | TS, IR | Punjab,Haryana,Delhi,Uttarpradesh | NWPZ | Resistance to new yellow rust race |
| 13 | HYB65 | GB-AUS/A115 | 1975 | POWERKHEDA | TS, IR/RF | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra | CZ | Good for chapatti making, high yielding better adaptability |
| 14 | GW322 | GW 173/GW 196 | 2002 | VIJAPUR Gujrat | TS, IR | Madhyapradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka | CZ, PZ | Susceptible to no of pathogens, resistance to leaf rust virus and good chapatti making |
| 15 | GW366 | DL 802-3/GW 232 | 2006 | VIJAPUR, Gujrat | TS, IR | Madhya Pradesh,Karnataka,Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh | CZ | High yield, better adaptability, resistance to leaf rust virus |
| 16 | WH730 | NA | NA | CCSHAU, HISAR | TS,IR | NA | NA | Heat tolerant |
| 17 | PBN51 | BVC ‘S’/FIK ‘S’/VEES | 1996 | MARATHUAD AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY | TS,IR | Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan | NWPZ | High temperature tolerant, moderately tolerance to wheat rust |
| 18 | NW1014 | HAHN ‘S’ | 1997 | NDUAT, FAIZABAD | LS, IR | Eastern UP, Bihar, West Bengal | NEPZ | Heat tolerance |
| 19 | K9465 | HD2160/K68 | 1997 | CSUA&T, KANPUR | LS, RF | West Bengal, Assam, plains of NE states | NEPZ | Heat tolerant |
| 20 | K8027 | NP875/4/N10B/Y53//Y50/3/KT54B/5/2*K852 | 1984 | CSUA&T, KANPUR | TS, RF | Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan | NEPZ | Resistance to leaf rust virus |
| 21 | K9423 | HP1633/KAL/UP262 | 2004 | POWERKHEDA | LS,IR | Eastern Uttar Pradesh,Bihar, Orissa | NEPZ | Resistance to viral pathogens |
| 22 | K8962 | K 7401/HD2160 | 1995 | CSUA&T, KANPUR | LS, RF | Eastern Uttarpradesh, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal | NEPZ | Moderate tolerance to heat, better adaptability |
| 23 | HI1544 | ALD/CO C/URESH/HD2160M/HD2278 | 2007 | IARI, INDORE | TS, IR | Rajasthan,Madyapradesh,Uttarpradesh and Gujarat | CZ | High yield and high level of field resistance to stem and leaf rust, seedling resistance to all pathogens |
| 24 | HD2967 | ALD/CO C/URESH/HD2160M/HD2278 | 2009 | IARI DELHI | TS,IR | Punjab, Haryana, Uttarpradesh | NW/NEPZ | Resistance to leaf rust diseases and virulence of yellow rust diseases |
| 25 | WH542 | JUP/BJY“S”//URES | 1992 | CCSHAU, HISAR | TS. IR | Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and parts of Madhya Pradesh | NWPZ | Inbuilt resistance to rust and other wheat diseases |
| 26 | HUW234 | HUW 12-2/CPAN 1666 | 1984 | BHU,VARANASI | LS,IR | Eastern regions of Uttrakand, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal | NEPZ | Heat tolerant |
| 27 | PBW343 | ND/VG 9144//KAL/BB/3// | 1994 | PAU | TS,IR | Areas of Punjab, Uttaranchal and Rajasthan | NWPZ | High level of resistance to viral diseases, wider adaptability |
| 28 | WH147 | E4870/C286/C273/4/S339/PV18 | 1978 | CCSHAU, HISAR | TS, IR | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Uttarpradesh | CZ | Salt tolerant, high protein, stripe rust resistance |
a Originating breeding institutes: IARI Indian Agricultural Research Institute; GBPAUT Govind Ballabhs Pant University of Agriculture and Technology; VPKAS Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan; DWR Directorate of Wheat Research; BHU Banaras Hindu University; PAU Punjab Agricultural University; CCHAU = Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University; NA Not available
b Conditions: LS Late sown; IR Irrigated conditions; TS Timely sown; RF Rainfed
c Agroclimatic zones: NHZ Northern Hills Zone; NWPZ North Western Plains Zone; NEPZ North Eastern Plain Zone; CZ Central Zone; PZ Peninsular Zone