Biofortified Varieties
- Pomegranate varieties Solapur Lal:
| Variety | Year of Release/ Notification | Characteristic |
| Pomegranate var. Solapur Lal | 2022- 52nd SSSC Meeting, Mumbai (SVRC) CVRC Notified -2024: Sl. No. 135 Gazette Notification of India no.4536 released by MoA & FW GoI dated 13.11.2024. | · 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 · It has more iron and zinc as compared to the ruling variety Bhagwa · Registered with PPV&FRA, New Delhi (PPV&FRA/REG/2016/1747) |
