Varieties and Hybrids developed by centres and Pvt. Seed Companies
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi;
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore and Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhaina played major role in development
of new open pollinated varieties and hybrids. Few varieties developed by these institutes are so popular that were developed in sixty’s
and seventies are still popular among the farmers. IARI Regional Station, Katrain played a major role in development of the temperate crops varieties.
Among the sub centres GBPUA&T, Pantnagar (26), NDUA&T, Faizabad(21), CSAUA&T, Kanpur (17), OUA&T, Bhubaneshwar (14), CCS HAU Hisar(13)
have contributed a significant number of varieties and hybrids for their respective regions.
The contribution of non-funded institutes/ Organizations in development of varieties and hybrids are not the least.
Significantly number of new varieties and hybrids in almost all the major crops have been developed. Among
the voluntary centres specifically the HARP, Ranchi (24), AAU, Anand (10), VPKAS, Almora(12) contributed number of varieties
in all the major vegetable crops.
Role of the private companies in the development of vegetables new hybrids are not the least. Private companies are placing more
and more emphasis on the development of hybrids to exploit heterosis, and to combine multiple disease and stress resistance,
but also for economic purposes to ensure growers must purchase seed for each planting. Private seed companies are mainly interested
in the breeding and production of vegetable seed with a high commercial value. Private companies strived more and more to bring
hybrid seeds onto the market. Worldwide the share of hybrid seed is increasing at a fast pace of 8 to 10% annually.
Table: Number of Varieties and Hybrids developed by centres and Pvt. Seed Companies (1971-2013)
| S.N. |
Centres |
Varietal |
Hybrids |
Resistant |
Total |
| |
Main Centre |
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
Varanasi |
23 |
10 |
9 |
42 |
| 2. |
Coimbatore |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 3. |
Hessaraghatta |
17 |
9 |
6 |
32 |
| 4. |
Katrain |
6 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
| 5. |
Ludhiana |
24 |
4 |
1 |
29 |
| 6. |
New Delhi |
37 |
16 |
3 |
56 |
| 7. |
Rahuri |
7 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| 8. |
Sabour |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
Sub Total |
120 |
49 |
20 |
189 |
|
Sub Centres |
|
|
|
|
| 9. |
Parbhani |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 10. |
Bhubaneswar |
9 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
| 11. |
Durgapura |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| 12. |
Faizabad |
15 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
| 13. |
Hisar |
9 |
1 |
3 |
13 |
| 14. |
Hyderabad |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 15. |
Jabalpur |
4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 16. |
Junagadh |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
| 17. |
Kalyanpur |
12 |
3 |
2 |
17 |
| 18. |
Kalyani |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 19. |
Lam |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 20. |
Pantnagar |
22 |
4 |
0 |
26 |
| 21. |
Srinagar |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 22. |
Velliankkara |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
| 23. |
Bhubaneswar (RS), IIHR |
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total |
88 |
19 |
21 |
128 |
|
Voluntary Centre |
|
|
|
|
| 24. |
Akola |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 25. |
Anand |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
| 26. |
Almora, VPKAS |
10 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
| 27. |
Barapani |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 28. |
Gwalior |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 29. |
Nasik (NHRDF) |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| 30. |
NBPGR |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 31. |
NRC Onion & Garlic |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 32. |
Palampur |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 33. |
Pithoragarh |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 34. |
Ranchi (HARP) |
18 |
5 |
1 |
24 |
| 35. |
Ranichauari |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Sub Total |
62 |
10 |
5 |
77 |
|
Pvt. Seed Companies |
|
|
|
|
| 36. |
Ankur |
1 |
11 |
0 |
12 |
| 37. |
Beejo Sheetal |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| 38. |
Century |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 39. |
J.K. Seeds |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 40. |
Krishidhan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 41. |
Mahyco |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| 42. |
Nath Seeds |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 43. |
Nirmal |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 44. |
Novartis |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 45. |
Nun Hems |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 46. |
Nuziveedu |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 47. |
Pandey beej |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 48. |
Sandoz |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 49. |
Seminis |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 50. |
Sungro |
0 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 51. |
Syngenta |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
| 52. |
Tokita |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 53. |
VNR |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| |
Sub total |
1 |
65 |
1 |
67 |
| |
Grand Total |
271 |
143 |
47 |
461 |