Landmark Varieties

Landmark Varieties

  1. Landmark Varieties:
    NRCP-Varieties:
    VarietyYear of Release/ NotificationCharacteristic
    Pomegranate var. Solapur Lal2022- 52nd SSSC Meeting, Mumbai
    (SVRC)

    CVRC meeting held online on
    5th August, 2024    		· Climate resilient, bio-fortified pomegranate variety, Solapur Lal
    · It readily responds to crop regulation (Bahar treatment) with regular flowering and better fruit set and less flower drop
    · It matures in about 160 days; TSS > 17.6o Brix; Ascorbic acid: 19.4 mg/100g
    · Yield about 35 kg/tree, 25 t/ha
    · Registered with PPV&FRA, New Delhi (PPV&FRA/REG/2016/1747)
    Pomegranate var. Solapur Anardana2024- 53rd SSSC Meeting, Mumbai
    (SVRC)

    CVRC meeting held online on
    5th August, 2024    		· Purpose: Suitable for ‘Anardana purpose’
    · High Yielding Variety: about 20–22 tons/ha; Titrable Acidity: 4.8%;
    High anthocyanin: 460 mg/100g; Anardana recovery from arils: 21.6%
    · Fruit maturity: 148–150 days
    · Registered with PPV&FRA, New Delhi (PPV&FRA/REG/2016/1750)
    · One of the 109 bio-fortified varieties dedicated to the Nation by the
    Hon’ble PM of India on 11.08.2024

Pomegranate var. Solapur Lal

Pomegranate var. Solapur Anardana

  • PPV& FRA Registration of pomegranate varieties developed by ICAR-NRCP:
  • Pomegranate var. NRCP H-14: PPV&FRA/REG/2016/1748. Date of Grant:12.2023. ITMU/ VTIC identified  2022 ; Pink aril variety for table purpose; Higher TSS-17.8 Brix;
  • Pomegranate var. NRCP H-4 : PPV&FRA/REG/2016/1749. Date of Grant:12.2023 ITMU/ VTIC identified 2022; Pink aril variety for anardana purpose; Higher TA: 5.6%.

Traditional Varieties:

GI Tagged Varieties: Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for pomegranates from Solapur region of India.

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