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Breeders’ Name |
Mr. Syed Anwar Shah |
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Parentage |
Canadian genotype DLJ-3, Irradiated with 140 K rads gamma rays |
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Species |
Brassica juncea L; Czern & Coss. |
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Year of release |
2003 |
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Adaptability |
Irrigated and rainfed areas of NWFP |
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2500 kg ha-1 |
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Plant height |
190-206 cm |
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Physiological maturity |
140-145 days |
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Resistance to Alternaria blight and mildews |
Moderately resistant (MR) |
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Seed Characteristics |
Yellow, bold, rounded seed with 3.0 g/1000 seed wt. |
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Seed quality |
Erucic acid: <2 % |
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Oil content |
43-45% |
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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 Nov. 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 |