Question

Name any two improved varieties of wheat.

Answer 1

improved varieties of wheat, paddy, mustard and pigeon pea..

Answer 2

The high yielding varieties also possess high protein content and resistance against several diseases.

There are three wheat varieties.

They are Kudrat 5, Kudrat 9, Kudrat 17.

They were created from Kalyan sona and RR21 varieties.

The plant height of Kudrat 9, Kudrat 5 and Kudrat 17 is 85-90 cm, 95-100 cm and 90-95 cm respectively, whereas the length of the spikes is 9cm, 6cm and 10 cm, weight of 1000 seeds is 70-72 grams, 58-60 grams, 60-62 grams and the yield per section of land is 20-25 quintals, 15-20 quintals, and 22-27 quintals respectively.