Varieties Released

Garlic Ooty 1
• Released during 1991.
• Selection from germplasm.
• Yield: 17 t/ha.
• Duration: 120-130 days.
• Bulb is dull white in colour.
• Average bulb weight is 30-40 grams.
• Resistance to Thrips & tip drying.

Palak Ooty 1
• Released during 1995.
• Selection from germplasm.
• Yield: 15t/ha of leaves.
• It can be grown throughout the year and can withstand frost.
• Leaves are green and rich in Vitamin A
• First picking can be obtained in 45 days after sowing and continued at 15 days intervals for a period of 2 years.
• Carotene content is high.

Cauliflower Ooty 1
• Released during 1998.
• Selection from OP progenies of local types.
• Yield: 46.4 t/ha.
• Duration: 120 days.
• Commercial seed production is possible in the Nilgiri hills.

French Bean Ooty 1
• Released during 1999.
• Pure line selection from accession PV-26
• Duration: 80 days.
• Yield: 33.68 t/ha, which was superior over local by 52.7% and over KKL.1 by 40.5%.
• Pods are moderately resistant to leaf spot, anthracnose and pod borer.
• Pods are fleshy, stringless, with less fibre and high protein content (17.15%).

French Bean (Bush type) (Ooty (FB)-2)
• Released during 2001.
• Single line selection from PV 15-1.
• Duration: 90 days.
• Yield: 14.30 t/ha.
• It contains high protein (22.38 per cent), calcium (1.22 per cent) and magnesium (0.34 per cent) and highly suitable for cooking.
• It is 34.2 and 49.95 per cent higher yield than Arka Komal and Local type, respectively.

Peas Ooty 1
• Released during 2000.
• Pureline selection (PS-33-1).
• Duration: 90 days.
• Yield: 11.1 t/ha under rainfed conditions and 12.9 t/ha under irrigation.
• Seeds contain high protein (19.94%), ascorbic acid (18.2 mg/100 g) and total sugars
(2.8 mg/g).
• Variety is resistant to white fly.

Chakravarthi keerai Ooty 1
• Released during 2000.
• Pureline selection made from CA-3-1.
• Duration: 145 days.
• Yield: 28.9 t/ha (59 per cent higher than local).
• Resistant to Cercospora leaf spot, Colletotrichum leaf spot and Macrophomina root rot.

Oyster Mushroom Ooty 1
• Released during 1998.
• Duration: 40 days.
• Fleshy protein 30-65%.
• Yield: 531g/500g Bed.

Button Mushroom Ooty 1
• Released during 1999.
• Buttons are compact with good keeping quality.
• Yield: 1.4 kg/10kg substrate.

Rosemary Ooty 1
• Released during 2004.
• Leaves are dark green, thick and is willing to skin
• Higher levels of lactose content in leaves (60.66 mg/kg) and Protein (24.90 mg/Kg).
• Yield: 12 – 13 t / ha of green leaves.

Celery Ooty 1
• Released during 2006.
• Selection from germplasm.
• Yield : 30.5 tonnes of green leaves /ha
• Duration: 115 days for green leaves
• 330 days from seed crop

Thyme Ooty 1
• Released during 2005.
• Selection from germplasm.
• Pureline selection from five germplasm types.
• Leaves possess high thyme oil content (07%) whereas 0.4% in local type.
• Resistant to root rot disease, root knot nematode and white flies and aphids.
• This variety has yield potential of about 10.70 tonnes of green leaves / year which is 33.7 % increase over local type.

New Zealand Spinach Ooty 1
• Released during 2006.
• Pure line selection from germplasm types.
• Duration: 135 days.
• Yield potential of 33.80 t/ha of greens which is 38.50 % increase over local cultivar.
• Leaves contain high Protein (28.79 %), Fat (4%) Calcium (0.34%) and Magnesium (0.084%).
• Highly resistant to drought and frost, Cercospora leaf spot, root knot nematode, whiteflies and aphids.

Butter Pear Ooty 1
• Released during 2013.
• Clonal selection from high yielding single tree.
• Yield: 97.13 kg/ tree/year.
• Fruits are long, pyriform, sweet, soft, buttery and pleasant flavor.
• Rich in calcium (41.71 mg/100g), Potassium (85.71 mg/100g), Ascorbic acid (4.4 mg/100g), fiber (1.5 %).
• Moderately resistant to aphids and fire blight.

Cauliflower Ooty 1

New Zealand Spinach Ooty 1

Palak Ooty 1

Butter Pear Ooty 1

Thyme Ooty 1

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