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Varieties released since Inception

 

 

The University has released 306 high yielding crop varieties / hybrids in different crops viz., Cereals & Millets (133), Potential Crops (5), Pulses (53), Oilseeds (35), Commercial crops (34), Horticultural Crops (33) and Fodder crops (13). The major flag bearers of these are unique varieties in finger millet (Indaf, MR and GPU series), pigeon pea (BRG series), fieldbean (HA series) and hybrids in Rice (KRH series), sunflower (KBSH series), maize (MAH & NAH series).

Varieties / Hybrids released by UASB since inception (1965-2021)

Abstract of Crop Varieties / Hybrids and Animal breeds  Released Since Inception (1965- 2021)

Crop No. Crop No.
I.  Cereals & Millets   V. Commercial crops  
Paddy 65 Sugarcane 16
Ragi 28 Cotton 13
Jowar 11 Tobacco 5
Wheat 10 Total 34
Maize 13 VI. Horticulture crops  
Navane 3
Little millet 1 Cashew 7
Proso-millet 2 Tomato 4
Total 133 Chilli 3
II. Potential crops   Cardamom 3
Grain Amaranth 4 Jack fruit 3
Ricebean 1 Pomegranate 1
Total 5 Mango 1
III. Pulse crops   Banana 1
Cowpea 16 Tamarind 1
Redgram 10 Jamun 1
Soybean 9 Pomello 1
Chickpea 7 Potato 1
Field Bean 3 Sweet potato 1
Blackgram 3 Brinjal 1
Greengram 3 Turmeric 1
Horsegram 2 Medicinal coleus 1
Total 53 Chrysanthemum 1
IV. Oilseed crops   Stevia rebudiana 1
Groundnut 14 Total 33
Sunflower 9 VII. Fodder 13
Sesamum 4 Crop Varieties Total 306
Castor 3 VIII. Animal Breeds
Niger 2 Sheep 1
Safflower 2 Poultry 5
Linseed 1 Animal Breeds Total 6
Total 35 Grand Total 312