Chickpeas

Botanical Name: Cicer arietinum The L 550 variety of chickpeas was released in the year 1978. The L 550 variety of chickpeas mature around 136-140 days after transplanting. These chickpeas have bold seeds and are salmon white in color. The average yield for this variety of chickpeas 17-20q/ha. The JG 315 variety of chickpeas was released in 1984. The JG 315 variety of chickpeas takes around 125-130 days to mature after transplanting. These chickpeas are wilt resistant and have brown and wrinkled seeds. This variety of chickpeas which we export have an average yield of about 19-20q/ha. This variety of chickpeas was released in the year 1997. The Pusa 391 variety takes about 110-120 days in order to mature after being transplanted. This variety of chickpeas can be characterized by bold and light brown seeds. The average yield for this variety of chickpeas is 17-18q/ha. Release in 1999, the BGD 72 is another variety of chickpeas exported from India. This variety takes around 135-140 to mature after transplanting. The BGD 72 variety is resistant to wilt and root rot and is known to be bold seeded. The average yield of this variety is 25-30q/ha. The Gujarat Gram 1 was released in 1999. The time take for maturing for this variety of chickpeas is around 105-110 days. These chickpeas are generally resistant to wilt. The average yield of this variety of chickpeas is 17-22q/ha. The ICCC 32 is another variety of chickpeas we export from India. Released in 1985, these chickpeas take around 130-150 days to mature after transplanting. The size of the seed of ICCC 32 is medium. This variety is usually resistant to wilt and the average yield is 18-20q/ha. The KAK 2 variety of chickpeas was released in the year 2000. This variety of chickpeas exported from India takes about 125-130 days to mature after transplanting. The KAK 2 variety is generally bold-seeded and has an average yield of around 17-18q/ha. Released in the year 1992, Uday or KPG 59 is another variety of chickpeas exported from India. KPG 59 takes around 130-140 days to mature after transplanting. This variety can be characterized by late sowing. The average variety of this variety of chickpeas is 18-20q/ha. The GNG 63 was released in the year 1995. This variety is also known as Vardan. The time take for maturing by this variety of chickpeas is around 150-155 days. Resistant to wilt, this variety is also tolerant of Ascochyta blight and the average yield of this variety is 22-25q/ha. The Karna Chana was released in the year 1997. Also, known as CSG 8962, this variety takes 140-147 days to mature after transplanting. This variety is said to be good for salt-affected areas. The average yield of this variety of chickpeas is 22-25q/ha.