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Wheat Seed Variety Developed by Indian Agriculture Research Institute

Wheat Seed Variety- HD-3086 (Pusa Gautami)

Recommended areas: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan (except Kota and Udaipur Divisions), U.P. (except Jhansi Division), Parts of J&K (Kathua district), Parts of HP (Una district & Paonta Valley) and Uttrakhand (Tarai region)

Production Conditions: Timely sown irrigated

Average Yield: 5.46 t/ha

Characteristics: Semi dwarf variety (93 cm) which matures in 143 days. Possesses high level of resistance against leaf and stripe rusts. Also shows high degree of resistance against loose smut and flag smut. Best HMW sub-unit combination for bread making with Glu-1 score, 10/10. It has best grain appearance score, hectoliter weight, higher value of bread loaf volume (cc) and bread quality score. It may find favor with bread making industry.

Source: Indian Agriculture Research Institute http://iari.res.in/