Crop varieties

Arka Lalima is the cultivar of onion. Medium to big sized bulbs with globe shape and firm texture. Developed through heterosis breeding (MS based). Field tolerance to diseases and pests. It is suitable for kharif and rabi. The Bulb yield is 47t/ha.

Arka Sona is the cultivar of Onion. Arka Sona is a yellow onion developed for export market for Asian countries. Developed by pedigree method. The Bulb yield is 45t/ha in 120 days.

Arka Bheem is the cultivar of onion. It is a tri-parental synthetic variety with Red to pinkish red elongated globe shaped bulbs. Average bulb weight is 120 g. Yield 47t/ha in 130 days.

Arka Yojith is the cultivar of onion. Arka Yojith is white onion variety developed for dehydration. It is white in colour, flat globe shape, bulb weight 60-80g, TSS 18-20%, dry matter content 18-20%, bulb weight 60-80g, diameter 4.5-5cm, bulb yield 25-30t/ha with duration 110-120days.

Arka Suguna is the cultivar of Amaranthus. It is the Multi-cut Amaranth variety developed by pure line selection from exotic introduction from Taiwan, IIHR Acc. No.13560. Light green leaves and succulent stem, rich in calcium and iron, moderately resistant to white rust, yields 25-30 t/ha in 8 cuttings in 90 days duration.

Arka Arunima is the cultivar of Amaranthus. Amaranth variety developed by pure line selection from IIHR Acc. No.18384. Fast growing multicut variety with purple-coloured leaves and stem. It has got excellent cooking quality and is rich in vitamins and minerals. Resistant to white rust, yields 26-28 t/ha from 3 cuttings in 60 days duration.

Arka Samraksha is the cultivar of Amaranthus. It is a high yielding amaranth variety, with high antioxidant activity of 499mg (AEAC units) and minimum nitrate content of 27.3 mg and 1.34g of oxalates per 100g fresh weight of leaves. It is a pulling type amaranth variety with green leaves 3and stem, yields 10.9t/ha in 30-35 days duration.

Arka Varna is the cultivar of Amaranthus. It is a high yielding amaranth variety, with high antioxidant activity of 499mg (AEAC units) and minimum nitrate content of 27.3 mg and 1.34g of oxalates per 100g fresh weight of leaves. It is a pulling type amaranth variety with green leaves 3 and stem, yields 10.9t/ha in 30-35 days duration.

 Arka Vimal is the cultivar of cauliflower. It is the early cauliflower variety developed by the mass pedigree method of selection from IIHR Acc.No.21250. It has compact creamy white curds, good seed set under tropical conditions, curd yield 17-18 t/ha in 75-80 days, moderately resistant to downy mildew and Alternaria leaf spot.

Arka Spoorthi is the cultivar of Cauliflower. It is the early cauliflower variety developed by the mass pedigree method of selection from IIHR Acc.No.21957. It has compact white curds, good seed set under tropical conditions, curd yield 15-16 t/ha in 65-75 days, moderately resistant to downy mildew and Alternaria leaf spot.