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Breeders’ Name |
Syed Anwar Shah and Iftikhar Ali |
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Parentage |
Tower (Irradiated with 1.4 K Gy gamma rays) |
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Species |
Brassica napus L. |
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Year of release |
1996 |
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Adaptability |
Irrigated and rainfed areas of NWFP |
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3000 kg ha-1 |
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Plant height |
160-170 cm |
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Physiological maturity |
150-160 days |
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Resistance to Alternaria blight and mildews |
Moderately resistant (MR) |
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Seed Characteristics |
Black, bold, rounded seed with 3.14 g/1000 seed wt. |
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Seed quality |
Erucic acid: 2.4% |
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Oil content |
41.0 to 43% |
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Irrigation |
2-3 irrigation, esp. at the time of flowering, pod and seed formation stages. |
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Sowing time |
Sep. 25 to October 30 |
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Seed rate |
5-6 kg/ha-1 |
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Fertilizer |
90 kg N + 60 kg P2 O5 ha-1 (one bag each of DAP and Urea) at the time of sowing |
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Method of sowing |
Line sowing with row-to-row distance of 30 cm |