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Field Crops> Tobacco
(Nicotiana spp.)> Varieties
Several improved
varieties in all the types of tobacco have been evolved
and released. Improved varieties evolved at the Central
Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh)
and its research stations all over the country are furnished
in Table 53. These have become very popular with the
farmers in view of their superior yield and quality,
besides disease resistance in the specific disease prone
areas.
Several improved varieties in all
types of tobacco have been evolved for commercial cultivation
in different tobacco growing areas of the country are
furnished in Table 53.
Table
53. Improved Tobacco Varieties Recommended for Different
Areas and their Salient Features.
| Type
of Tabacco |
Variety |
Cured
leaf yield (q/ha) |
| Flue-Cured |
Varginia
tobacco-1158 |
20 |
| |
Gauthami |
20 |
| |
CM-12
(K.A.) |
20 |
| |
Bhavya |
20 |
| |
Jayasri
(MR) |
15 |
| |
Hema |
15.5 |
| |
Mc.
Nair-12 |
18.8 |
| |
Swarna |
14.5 |
| |
Godavari
Special |
15 |
| |
Dhanadayi |
15 |
| |
Kanakprabha |
15 |
| Bidi
Tobacco |
GTH-1 |
36 |
| |
GT-7 |
25 |
| |
GT-5 |
33 |
| |
PL-5 |
20 |
| |
NPM-190 |
19 |
| |
GT-4 |
26 |
| |
Anand-119 |
26 |
| |
Anand-23 |
25 |
| |
Anand-3 |
25 |
| |
Anand-2 |
25.5 |
| Natu |
Natu
Special |
16 |
| Tobacco |
Vishwanath |
24 |
| |
Prabhat |
15 |
| Cherut
Tobacco |
DR-1 |
26 |
| |
Bhavani
Special |
27 |
| Cigar |
S-5 |
14.5 |
| Wrapper
Tobacco Cigarfiller |
Krishna |
22.5 |
| Tobacco |
Banket
A-1 |
18 |
| Rustica |
GCT-2 |
35 |
| Tobacco |
GC-1 |
26 |
| |
DD-437 |
18 |
| |
NP-70 |
16 |
| |
NP-35 |
15 |
| |
DD-416 |
15 |
| Chewing
|
Vaishali
Special |
27 |
| Tobacco |
Meenakshi |
40 |
| |
Pusa
tobacco-76 |
26 |
| |
GT-6 |
27 |
| |
Prabha |
22 |
| |
Maragadham |
30 |
| |
Bhagyalakshmi |
35 |
| |
Thangam |
32 |
| |
Vairam |
28 |
| |
Sona |
31 |
| |
Gandak
Bahar |
22 |
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