Chandra Shekhar Azad

University of Agriculture & Technology Kanpur

NAAC B+Grade Agriculture University

NIRF Ranked University

Some University Developed Varieties

Some University Developed Varieties Are Also Occupying Sizeable Area At National Level at Given Under

Crop	Varieties
Chickpea (KGD 1168)	Wilt resistant, very popular in WB Assam, Orissa, Bihar
Fieldpea (Rachna)	Powdery mildew resistant, popular throughout country
Tablepea (Azad P 3)	High yielding, popular throughout country
Urd (T-9)	Widely adopted throughout country
Mustard (Varuna)	High yielding, popular throughout country
Wheat (Shatabdi)	High yield quality wheat
(K 68)	Best Chapati making quality

Most Popular Varieties

Wheat	Deva, Halna, Pradad, Unnat Halna, Mandakini, Sona, Mahi, Shatabdi
Barley	Gitanjali, Ritumbhara
Maize	Azad Uttam, Sharad Mani, Azad Kamal, Chandramani
Sorghum	Bundela, Vijeta
Groundnut	TG 371A, Amber, Prakash, Chitra, Kaushal, Utkarsh
Linseed	Laxmi-27, Padmini, Shekhar, Parvati
Mustard	Varuna, Maya, Kanti, Urvashi, Ashirvad, Pitambari
Sesame	Shekhar, Pragati, Tarun
Sorghum	Bundela, Vijeta
Toria	T-9, Bhawani
Chickpea	Avarodhi, Udai, KGD 1168, KWR 108
Field pea	Rachana, Sapna, Swati, KPMR 400 (Indra), KPMR 522 (Jai)
Urdbean	Shikha 1, Shekhar 2, Shekhar 3, Azad 1, Azad 2, Azad 4
Moongbean	K 851, Sweta
Lentil	Malika, Azad Masoor 1, Shekhar 2, Shekhar 3
Pigeonpea	Amar, Azad
Vegetable Pea	Azad P3
Tomato	Azad T 8

Varieties Developed: – 295

Particulars	Crops	Varieties
Cereals – 88	Wheat – 42	C-13 (Awnless), C-46, C-13 (Awned), Padova I, Padova II, K 19-3, K-21, K-25, K-53, K-54, K-68, K-65, Kundan (K-101), K-816, K-852, Bithoor(KML-7406), K Poorvi (K-7410), K-72(K-7229), K-78(K-827), Sangam (K-7915), Mandakini(K-9351), Triveni (K-8020), Magahar(K-8027), K-088(K-8804), Indra(K-8962), Deva(K-9107), Ujiyaar(K-9006), Gomti (K-9465), Atal(K-9644), Halna (K-7903), Gangotri (K-9162), Prasad (K-8434), Unnant Halna(K-9423), Naina(K-9533), Shatabdi (K-0307), Sona (KD-9851), Mahi(K-0402), Mamta(K-0607) K-1006 , Deva and K-1317
	Barley – 32	C-251, CN-292, CN-294, K-12, K-14, K-18, K-19, K-24, K-169, K-252,Jyoti(K-572/10), Amber (K-71), Vijaya, Azad(K-125), K-253, K-257, K-141, K-318, Lakhan (K-226), Jagrati(K-287), K-341, K-370, Manjula(K-329), K-1155, Geetanjali(K-1149), Pragati(K-0508), Preeti(K-409), Haritima(K-560), Archana (K-0713), Ritambhara(K-551) and Narmada (K- 603) and Prakhar
	Paddy -2	Ashwani and Usar 1
	Maize – 7	K-41, Azad Uttam, Sharad Mani, Azad Kamal, Chandra Mani, Azad Shankar Makka-1 and Azad Shankar Makka-2
	Sorghum -5	Mau Type 1, Mau Type 2, Bundela, Varsha and Vijeta
Pulses – 54	Gram – 13	T-3, K-5, Radhey, K 468, K850, K-4, KWR-108, Udai, Pragati, Sadabahar-13, Avrodhi KGD-1168 and K-3256(Kabuli)
	Pea – 7	T-163, Shikha, Swati, Rachna, Sapna, Indra (KPMR 400) and Jai (KPMR 522)
	Lentil – 15	T-36, T-8, KLS-218, KLB-303, KL-320, Malika, Shekhar-2, Shekhar-3, LentilAzad-1, Shekhar-4, Krish and Krati, KLS09-3, KLB 2008-4, Shekhar 5 (KLB 122)
	Pigeon pea – 5	T-17, T-7,T-21, Amar and Azad
	Black gram – 11	T-27, T-77, T- 65, T-9, Shekhar-1, Azad Urd-1, Shekhar-2, Azad Urd-2, Shekhar-3, Azad Urd-3 and KU-99-21
	Green gram – 7	T- 44, K -851, Sweta, Swati and KM-2241, KM-2195, Azad Moong-1 (KM-2342)
Oilseed – 79	Mustard – 24	T-11, Laha-101, Type-16, Type-1, Type-10, Type-151, Type-42, Type-9, Type-36, Type-59, B.S-2, B.S-70, K-88, Varuna, Kanti, Shekhar, Rohini, Vardan, Vaibhav, Urvashi, Basanti , Maya, Ashirvad and Pitambari
	Toria – 4	T-9,T-36, Bhawani and Tapeshwari
	Sesame – 6	T-12, T-4, T-13, T-78, Shekhar, Pragati and Trun
	Linseed – 29	T-1, T-477, T-126, T-603, T-397, Mukta, Hira, Neelam, Garima, Sweta, Shubhra, Luxmi-27, Padmini, Sheela, Shekhar, Sharda, , Gaurav, Shikha, Rashmi, Parvati, Ruchi, Mau Azad Alsi-1 and Mau Azad Alsi -2, Uma (LCK1101), Indu (LCK1108), Rajan (LCK -1009), Surya (LCK-1404), Anu and Aparna
	Groundnut – 15	T-25, T-99, T-32, T-28, T-64, Chandra, Kaushal, Chitra, M.A-16, Amber, Prakash, T.G-37A , Utkarsh, Divya and Avtar
	Safflower – 1	Type-65
	Castor – 5	Type-3, Tari-4, Kalpi-6, Chandra Prabha and Balliachayan (7911)
Vegetable – 58	Brinjal – 7	Kalyanpur Type -3, Azad B-1, Azad B-2, Azad B-3, Azad Kranti , Azad Hybrid and Azad Sankar
	Tomato – 9	Angoorlata, Type-1, Azad T-2, Azad T-3, Azad T-5, Azad T-6, KTH-1 (Hybrid), KTH-2 (Hybrid) and Azad T-8
	Table Pea – 5	Azad P-1, Azad P-2, Azad P-3, Azad P-4 and Azad P-5
	Bitter guard -3	K. Sona, Baramasi and Kalyanpur
	Okra – 4	Azad Bhindi-1, Azad Bhindi-2, Azad Bhindi-3(Azad Krishna) and Azad Bhindi-4 (Mohani)
	Chilli – 3	Azad Mirch-1, Azad Mirch – 2 and KCH – 3 (Hybrid)
	Spong guard – 3	Kalyanpur Hari Chikni, Azad torai Chikani -1 and Azad Torai – 2
	Bottle guard – 4	Kalyanpur Long Green, Azad harit, Azad nutan (long) and Azad sankar Lauki-1(Hybrid)
	Bitter gourd – 2	Kalyanpur Baramasi -7 and Kalyanpur sona
	Pumpkin – 1	Azad Pumpkin -1
	Cucumber – 1	Kalyanpur Green
	Sem – 3	Type – 2, Rajni and Azad Sem -1
	Rajmash – 1	Azad Rajama 1
	Lobia – 1	5269
	Zimikand – 1	Azad Suran -1
	Radish – 1	Kalyanpur No-1
	Termeric – 1	Azad haldi-1
	Colocasia – 1	Azad arbi-1
	Onion – 1	Kalyanpur Red Round
	Coriander – 2	Azad Dhania-1 and Azad Dhania-2
	Fennel – 1	Azad sauf-1
	Fenugreek – 2	Azad methi -1 and Azad methi-2
	Ajwain – 1	Azad Ajwain -1
	Nigella – 1	Azad Kalaunji -1
Other – 6	Cotton – 5	Pramukh, Syamali, Lohit, Vikash and CAD 4
Other – 6	Tobacco – 1	Azad Kanchan

University developed varieties during last 10 years

Lentil Shekhar 2 (KLB – 303):

Lentil variety suitable for U.P. under late sown condition, bold seeded. Yield potential 18-20 q ha-1.
Lentil Shekhar 3 (KL – 320):

Lentil variety suitable for U.P. timely sown, grain medium bold, yield potential 15-18 q ha-1.
Lentil Krish (KLS 09-3):

Suited for late sown condition (in December) of Uttar Pradesh, seed reddish grey maturity (115-120 days), small seeded, resistant to rust. Easily cooked having good taste and palatability, easily digestible having antioxidant property, harmless.
Lentil Krati (KLB 2008-4):

Suited for late sown condition of whole Uttar Pradesh, with early maturity (125 days), light foliage, semi-erect, plant vigours, reddish grey bold seeded, profuse branching with high number of pods and resistant to rust and wilt.
Lentil KLB-345 (Sekhar):

Suitable for late sown condition (December first week sowing), short duration (110 days), wilt and rust resistant, bold seeded with yield potential of 18-20 q ha-1.
Lentil: KLB 13-6 (Shekhar 8) :

Recommended for timely sown condition of whole U.P. specially for Bundelkhand region having dark green foliage, semi-erect, seed redish grey, profuse branches with high number of pods, maturity (105-115 days), bold seeded, good yielder (16-18q/ha), wide adaptability, resistant to wilt and rust, tolerant to pod damage easily cooked having good taste and palatability, easily digestible having antioxidant property.
Moongbean: Sweta (KM 2241):

Mungbean variety identified for North Hill Zone for Kharif season, green seeded, crop duration 80-85 days, yield potential 10-12 q ha-1. Resistant to Yellow Mosaic Virus.
Moongbean: Swati (KM – 2195):

Mungbean variety having crop duration 65- 70 days yield, potential q ha-1. Suitable for whole U.P. resistant of YMV.
Moongbean:

Variety KM-2342 developed for both Zaid and Kharif season of entire U.P., yield potential 10-12Q/ha, crop matures in 60-62 days, grain Shinee green, synchronous maturity, resistance to YMV, CLS, Anthracnose, Web blight and white fly. The variety released by State Seed-Sub-Committee meeting held on 10.04.2018.
Groundnut : CSMG 2003-19 (Divya):

Groundnut variety suited for Kharif, one or two rosy grain, bold seeded found, resistant to stem rot and leaf spot diseases with yield potential 25-27 q ha-1
Groundnut:

Avtar (ICGV 93468) developed for summer cultivation, crop mature in 90-110 days with average yield of 22-26 q/ha
Maize: Azad Sankar Makka-1:

Suited for Kharif season, matures in 80-85 days, orange yellow seeded, average yield 55-60 q ha-1, high input responsive, plant remain green till maturity.
Maize: Azad Sankar Makka-2:

Suited for Kharif season, early maturing (85-90 days), average yield (55-60 q/ ha), yellowish orange smooth seeded, susceptible to stem borer and stem rot disease. Stem and leaves remain green till harvesting.
Barley

(Prakhar K 1055): Barley variety developed for irrigated normal sown condition, bold seeded, crop matures in 130-135 days, average yield 38 q ha-1. Resistant to yellow, brown and black rust.
Whaet K 607 (Mamta):

Wheat variety released for irrigated normal sown condition, high yielding (60-65 q ha-1), bold grain red spike, 12-13% protein, resistant to rusts.
Wheat K 1006:

Wheat variety developed for irrigated timely sown condition, mature in 120-125 days, white bold seeded grain, bread wheat, average yield 55-60 q /ha. Terminal heat tolerance at grain filling stage along with high zinc (49 ppm) and Iron (45 ppm) content.
Wheat:

Variety K 1317 developed for rainfed unirrigated timely sown condition , crop matures in 120-128 days, av.yield 27.13 q/ha, grain contain 43.05 PPM Iron and 38.3 PPM Zinc and resistant to rusts
Toria Tapeshwari (TK 06-1):

Suited for early sowing (15-20 Sept), extra early maturity (88-90 days), grain medium size, brown coloured, suitable for cultivation in all ecological conditions under irrigated conditions.
Linseed ANU (LCK 1021)

Recommended for whole Uttar Pradesh, yield Pontential 11.54 q/ha Oil content 39%, resistance to Alternaria Blight and Powdery Mildew, Moderately Resistance to Wilt and Bud fly.
Linseed variety LCK -1009

Suitable for double purpose, yield potential 15-18 q/ha, grain and fiber 11q/ha, resistance to alternaria blight, oil 58%/ha and 56% omega -3 in oil. The variety released by State Seed-Sub-Committee meeting held on 10.04.2018.
Linseed Surya (LCK -1404):

developed for zone I which includes Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Jammu for irrigated condition, yield potential of 2270 kg/ha under best field condition higher Oil yield 500kg/ha. It contains higher Omega-3 Fatty acid content (62.34%) than the other existing varieties of linseed, highly resistant to rust and moderately resistant to wilt, moderately resistant to bud fly, blue flower, dwarf, bushy in habit, twisted aestivation, medium size capsule, brown colour seed with medium seed weight.
Linseed Aparna (LCK 1611):

Developed by CVRC for zone I which includes H.P., Punjab, Haryana, Jammu. Average yield 13-15 qtls./ha, resistant to rust.
Petha: KAG 1:

suited for good quality petha making having desirable fruit size of 30×20 m showed oval to cylindrical shape, white colour and average weight of one fruit is 5-6 kg, yield varied from 250-300 q ha-1 is released.
Azad Bhindi 4:

Okra variety suitable for both rainy and summer season, green fruited, yield potential 120-150 q ha-1, resistant to YMV.
Azad T-8:

Tomato variety developed as medium oval, red colored fruits at ripening 50-60 fruits/ plant, yield potential 450-500 q ha-1 moderately resistant to leaf curl.
Azad Dhania 2:

Coriander variety having dark green foliage with parrot green colour of seeds. At maturity yield potential 15-17 q ha-1.
Azad Methi 2:

Methi variety is vigorous in growth with red coloured leaf at base of the stem, yield potential 15-17 q ha-1.