Zone specific varieties
The countries is divided into 8 agro-climatic zones . Each zone have specific climate and soil,
hence requires different varieties suited to their condition. Accordingly the new varieties are developed by the coordinating
centres under the ageis of AICRP (Vegetable Crops). A total of 824 varieties/ hybrids have been developed among which 496 are
open pollinated, 250 are hybrids and 78 resistant varieties for several biotic and abiotic stresses. The maximum number of
varieties identified for the Sub-Humid Sutlej Ganga Alluvial Plain Zone No. IV (209) which covers states of Punjab, U.P., B
ihar and Jharkhand. Next to Zone IV, Zone VII with 164 identified varieties which covers states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa.
Table:Zone wise Varieties and Hybrids developed under AICRP –Vegetable Crops (1971- 2013)
| Agro-climatic zone |
States |
O.P. |
Hybrids |
Resistant |
Total |
| I. Humid Western Himalayan Region |
Jammu & Kashmir (J& K ) , Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
45 |
22 |
8 |
75 |
| II. Humid Bengal – Assam Basin |
West Bengal and Assam |
12 |
10 |
4 |
26 |
| III. Humid Eastern Himalayan and Bay Islands
| Sikkim, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland,
Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| IV. Sub-Humid Sutlej Ganga Alluvial Plain |
Punjab, U.P., Bihar and Jharkhand |
115 |
79 |
15 |
209 |
| V. Sub- Humid to Humid Eastern and South Eastern Uplands |
Chhatisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. |
37 |
19 |
12 |
68 |
| VI. Arid Western Plain |
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Delhi |
78 |
33 |
6 |
117 |
| VII. Semi Arid Lava Plateau and Central High Lands |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Goa |
100 |
51 |
13 |
164 |
| VIII. Humid to Semi – Arid Western Ghats and
Karnataka Plateau |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry |
60 |
20 |
12 |
92 |
| All zones |
|
45 |
16 |
8 |
69 |
| Total |
|
496 |
250 |
78 |
824 |