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 Indian J. Genet., 71(3): 289-294 (2011)
Notification of crop varieties and registration of germplasm
Pusa Mustard 26 (NPJ-113), a late sown variety of
Indian mustard
Pusa Mustard 26 (NPJ-113) [Gazette Notification No.
632(E) 25.03.2011] is an Indian mustard [Brassica
juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.] variety released by the
Central Sub Committee on Crop Standards, Notification
and Release of Varieties for Agricultural Crops, Ministry
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of Agriculture, Govt. of India in its 58 meeting held
on 23rd December, 2010 for Zone II comprising the
states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, plains of
Jammu and Kashmir and Western Uttar Pradesh. This
variety was developed at Division of Genetics, Indian
Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
The genotype NPJ-113 is derived from a cross
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made in rabi 1998-99 between VEJ Open (VEJ-Very
early juncea) and Pusa Agrani following pedigree
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method of selection. VEJ Open is an inter-specific
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derivative from Brassica juncea x B. rapa (toria) cross
and is very early in maturity with open type of siliquae
arrangement on main shoot and other branches. Pusa
Agrani is also an early maturing popular variety of
Indian mustard with high temperature tolerance at
seedling and reproductive stages. Phenotyping for
tolerance to high temperature at reproductive stage
was done from F2 generation onward and suitable plants
with well filled siliquae, lesser siliquae drops and low
reduction in seed weight and oil content (comparison
between October and November sowing) were selected
in each generation. To assess the performance, the
F6 generation was grown in augmented design along
with two late sown popular checks of Indian mustard
viz., Navgold and Vardan, and Pusa Agrani a short
duration variety. Uniform and well performing advance
lines were bulk harvested and the genotypes performing
better than the checks were retained; and tested in
the station trial during rabi 2005-06 at Experimental
Farm, IARI along with above mentioned checks. The
genotype NPJ-113 was contributed to the Initial
Varietal Trial (Late sown mustard) in the All India
Coordinated Research Project on Rapeseed Mustard
during 2006-07 for testing in all zones of the country.
Due to better yield performance during 2007-08 across
the 14 locations it was promoted to Advanced Varietal
Trial-1 (AVT-1) (Late sown mustard) in Zone II. The
genotype NPJ-113 was retained for testing in AVT I
and further tested in AVT II in rabi 2009-10. NPJ-113
was identified as a late (November) sown variety for
zone II under irrigated conditions during the 17th AICRP
Rapeseed Mustard Annual Group Meeting held at
RVSKVV, Gwalior in September, 2010.
The weighted mean yield of NPJ-113 over four
years and 14 locations was 16.04 q/ha, which was
19.26 and 30.72% higher to national checks Kranti
(13.45 q/ha) and Vardan (12.27 q/ha), respectively and
26.29% to the zonal check Navgold (12.70 q/ha). The
oil content was also higher than Kranti (21.76%),
Vardan (29.91%) and Navgold (24.70%). Per day
productivity of this variety is 12.73 kg/day/ha, in
comparison to Kranti (10.35 kg/day/ha), Vardan (9.51
kg/day/ha) and Navgold (9.54 kg/day/ha). In the
agronomical trials under different fertility levels
conducted at Hisar, Bawal (Haryana), Kumher,
Navgaon, Sriganganagar (Rajasthan) and Ludhiana
(Punjab) during 2009-2010, it recorded 11.16% higher
seed yield over Kranti, 21.76% over Vardan and 3.69%
over Navgold.
The variety NPJ-113 matures in 126 days under
November sowing which is 4-7 days early to other late
sown varieties. Its leaves are simple, narrow, green in
colour and pubescent. The stem is of green colour
which turns purplish at maturity. It has long siliquae
(5.2 cm) with 13-18 seeds/siliqua. Seed is small in
size (3.4g/1000 seeds) with 37.60% average oil
content across the locations. The plant type is bushy
with basal branching and attains an average height of
181 cm, producing 4-8 primary and 12 secondary
branches per plant with high siliquae density and long
main shoot (77 cm long with 46 siliquae). The angle of
siliquae with branches is less than 50o which gives an
appearance of semi-appressed arrangement.
The variety NPJ-113 was tested against all
prevailing diseases, namely, white rust ( Albugo
candida), Alternaria blight, downey mildew, powdery
mildew and Sclerotinia stem rot for three consecutive
years both under natural and artificial conditions. NPJ-
113 was found either better or at par with the checks
in relation to the above diseases. On the basis of three
years average, NPJ-113 has also recorded low average
aphid infestation index (1.48) in comparison to checks
viz., Varuna (1.66), Kranti (1.62), Vardan (1.53) and
Navgold (1.74). It was found tolerant to terminal heat
and also tolerant to high temperatures to some extent
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at seedling stage. Since this variety possesses
moderate to high tolerance to high temperature at
reproductive stage, it may fit well in the multiple
crossing system in North Western Plains Zone of the
country. The cultivation of NPJ-113 is to suit the
November sowings after the late harvest of paddy and
timely harvest of cotton.
D.K. Yadava, Sujata, K.V. Prabhu,
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T. Mohapatra , B. Dass, S.C. Giri, Rajendra
2
Singh, S.K. Yadav, M.S. Yadav , Anil Kumar Yadav,
3
Raj Kumar and Raj Kumar
Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural
Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012
1
National Research Centre on Plant
2
Biotechnology; National Centre for Integrated Pest
3
Management; IARI, RS, Karnal
Pusa Mustard 27 (EJ-17) - an early maturing Indian
mustard variety
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Pusa Mustard 27 (EJ-17) is an Indian mustard
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[Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss.] variety developed
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at Division of Genetics, Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi and released for cultivation under
early sown conditions in central India. It was released
and notified by the Central Sub Committee on Crop
Standards, Notification and Release of Varieties for
Agricultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
vide Gazette Notification No. 632(E) 25.03.2011 in its
58th meeting held on 23rd December, 2010 for Zone III
comprising the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Chhatisgarh.
EJ-17 has been developed through pedigree
method of selection from an inter-varietal multiple
cross, [{(Divya x Pusa Bold) x PR-666 EPS} x (PR-
704 EPS-2 x B-85)] attempted during rabi 1998-99.
Among the parents involved in its parentage, Divya is
an early maturing genotype, whereas Pusa Bold is one
of the most popular, bold seeded and widely adapted
variety. The parents, PR-666 EPS and PR-704EPS-2
developed at IARI and B-85 released for cultivation in
West Bengal are also early maturing genotypes.
Keeping earliness, basal branching and tolerance to
high temperature in view the selections were done in
F 2 and subsequent generations. Superior bulks
obtained in F 6 generation were tested for yield in
augmented design with Pusa Agrani, a popular early
maturing check of Indian mustard and toria check PT-
303. Uniform early-maturing (< 110 days) advance lines
with good plant stand were bulk harvested and tested
along with above mentioned checks in Station Trial
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during 2005-06 at IARI, New Delhi. Based on yield
superiority, the strain EJ-17 was inducted in the Initial
Varietal Trial (IVT) of the All India Coordinated
Research Project on Rapeseed Mustard during 2006-
07 for multilocation testing in the Zones II (comprising
states of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Western
U.P. and plains of J & K) and III (states of Uttar
Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Madhya Pradesh). It was
promoted to AVT-I in Zone III and tested for its yielding
ability during 2007-08 and 2008-09 and further tested
in AVT II during 2009-10. EJ-17 was identified as an
early sown (September) short duration variety for zone
th
III under irrigated conditions during the 17 AICRP
Rapeseed Mustard Annual Group Meeting held at
RVSKVV, Gwalior in September, 2010.
The weighted mean yield of EJ-17 over four
years across eleven locations was 15.35 q/ ha in Zone
III, which was 17.44 % higher to the national check
Pusa Mahak (13.07 q/ha), 24.29 and 35.84% higher
to toria national check PT 303 (12.35 q/ha) and zonal
check Bhawani (11.30 q/ha), respectively. Per day
productivity of this variety (13.00 kg/day/ha) was also
higher as compared to Pusa Mahak (11.08 kg/day/
ha), PT-303 (12.73 kg/day/ha) and Bhawani (12.41 kg/
day/ha). Agronomic trials of EJ-17 conducted under
different fertility levels at Morena (MP), Nagina and
Kanpur (UP) during 2009-2010, recorded 2.21% higher
seed yield over Pusa Mahak.
EJ-17 is a tall variety (195 cm) having profuse
branching (5-8 primary branches/plant) with high
siliquae density on them and very long main shoot (90
cm long with 55 siliquae) and matures in 118 days.
The leaves are simple, small, medium green in colour
and pubescent. The stem is of green colour, which
turns purple at maturity. The siliquae are of medium
size (4.5 cm) having 12-16 seeds/ siliqua. Seed is
small in size (3.5 g/1000 seeds) with 41.70% average
oil content across locations, which is higher than Pusa
Mahak (16.05%), PT-303 (23.74%) and Bhawani
(32.50%). This variety has been recommended for
September sowing to matures in December. During
this period, it escape disease or insect pest
incidences. EJ-17 showed moderate tolerance against
different diseases such as white rust (Albugo candida),
Alternaria blight, downey mildew, powdery mildew and
Sclerotinia stem rot and is comparatively better than
the check varieties. Since the variety EJ-17 matures
early, it escapes the Aphid infestation which generally
starts in the month of December. EJ-17 has also
exhibited moderate to high tolerance to high