Crop varieties

Ruby is the cultivar of pomegranate. It is a multiple hybrid of pomegranate developed for aril colour and seed mellowness. A fully grown plant of Ruby is about 2.72 m tall and less spreading (4.7 m). The mature fruits resemble in size and shape the fruits of cv. Ganesh; however, the skin colour of Ruby is reddish brown with green streaks. The rind is thin (0.24 cm), fruit contains red bold arils (37.2 g/100 arils) which yield (72%) thick (1.83 cps) dark red (4.71 at 540 nm) sweet (16oB) juice having tannin content of 173 mg per 100 ml juice. Under Bangalore conditions its performance is comparable with cv. Ganesh in respect of seed softness (2.19 kg/cm2), fruit weight (270 g) and yield (16-18 tonnes/ha). Better adoptability to milder climate.

Rasraj is the cultivar of Lemon. Rasraj is an inter-specific polyembryonic hybrid developed for resistance to bacterial canker disease by breeding. The hybrid derives genes for canker resistance from the Nepali Round lemon parent and other characters from the acid lime parent. The fruit is yellow coloured, weighs on an average about 55 g containing 70% of juice and 12 seeds. The rind is thicker than lime. The acidity is 6% and TSS is around 8°B.

Arka Sukanya is the cultivar of rose. It is a fragrant rose variety with 0.22% of concrete yield in fresh flowers. With floriferous nature and being tolerant to pest and diseases, it is ideal choice for garden display. The variety has potential for various forms of aroma extraction and aroma therapy.

Arka Vikas is the cultivar of tomato. A pure line selection from as American Variety Tip-Top. Fruits medium large (80-90 g), oblate with light green shoulder, which develop deep red on ripening. Bred for fresh market. Adapted to both rainfed and irrigated conditions. Yield is 35 t/ha in 140 days.

Arka Saurabh is the cultivar of tomato. A pure line selection from as Canadian breeding line V-685.Fruits medium large, (70-80g), round with light green shoulder, deep red firm fruits with nipple tip. Bred for both fresh market and processing. Yield is 30-35 t/ha in 140 days.

Arka Abha is the cultivar of tomato.A pure line selection from IIHR-663-12-3-SB-SB-SB (VC-8-1-2-1) from AVRDC, Taiwan. Fruits oblate with light green shoulder having stylar end scar with average fruit weight of 75g. Develops deep red color on ripening. Resistant to bacterial wilt. Bred for fresh market. Yield is 43 t/ha in 140 days.

Arka Alok is the cultivar of tomato. A pure line selection from IIHR-719-1-6 (CL-114-5-1-0) from AVRDC, Taiwan. Fruits on the lower clusters are round, large (120g) and in later clusters oblong, medium (80g) firm fruits with light green shoulder. Resistant to bacterial wilt. Bred for fresh market.
Yield is 46 t/ha in 130 days.

Arka Ashish is the cultivar of tomato. It is developed by massing IHR-674 from UC 82 B line from USA. Fruits oval, very firm, thick fleshed with 2 locules. Excellent fruit colour (lycopene 10 mg/100g) with TSS 4.8%. Bred for processing. Tolerant to powdery mildew and fruit cracking. Yield is 38 t/ha in 130 days.

Arka Ahuti is the cultivar of tomato. A pure line selection from IHR 143-3-7-SB-1 (Ottawa 60 from Canada). Fruits oblong with 2-3 locules. Thick fleshed fruits with light green shoulder turning to dark attractive red at ripening with TSS of 5.2%. Bred for processing. Yield is 42 t/ha in 140 days.

Arka Meghali is the cultivar of Tomato. A pedigree selection (F8) of the cross Arka Vikas x IIHR-554. Fruits medium (65g), oblate with light green shoulder and deep red fruits. Suitable for fresh market. Best for rainfed cultivation. Yield is 18 t/ha in 125 days.