Abstract
DBW222 is characterized by potential yield of 8210 kg ha-1 under high fertility when sown in timely conditions in North India. It possesses better agronomic attributes and has better adaption to sowing time, high rust resistance, quality attributes, and lodging tolerance because of a shorter 2nd internode and wider diameter.
Highlights
Wheat is one of the most important crops for global food security; it is widely cultivated on more than 200 million ha of land and produces more than 781 million tonnes annually to feed the world (Wheat Initiative 2019)
The new wheat variety DBW222 is suitable for the irrigated timely sowing conditions of the North Western Plains Zone (NWPZ) that comprises the areas of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu and Kathua districts), and parts of Himachal Pradesh (Una district and Paonta valley) and Uttrakhand (Tarai region)
DBW222 is a selection from a cross made at CIMMYT, Mexico, during crop season 2009–10 between KACHU/SAUAL as the female parent, and ATTILA*2/PBW65/6/PVN//CAR422/ANA/5/BOW/CROW//BUC/PVN/3/YR/4/TRAP#1/7/ ATTILA/2*PASTOR as the male parent
Summary
DBW222 (Karan Narendra): A new high-yielding, lodging-tolerant wheat variety for North Western plains of India. Chandra Nath Mishra1*, Vinod Tiwari, Hanif Khan, Satish Kumar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Rajender Singh, Poonam Jasrotia, Harohalli Masthigowda Mamrutha, Prem Lal Kashyap, Arun Gupta, Vikas Gupta, Krishnappa Gopalareddy, Karnam Venkatesh, Charan Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Raj Kumar, Bhudeva Singh Tyagi, Subash Chander Bhardwaj, Ravish Chatrath, Om Prakash, Madan Lal, Gyanendra Singh and Gyanendra Pratap Singh.
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