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Biofortified high yielding wheat varieties for cultivation in India.
Oct 21, 2022

The central government is promoting bio-fortified wheat varieties which are high yielding and suitable for cultivation across various agri climate zone in India. These varieties are fortified with Iron (Fe) and Zinc (Zn).

The below table shows the name of the variety, the name of the zone it is suitable for and the sowing condition is it suitable for.

S.No.	Name of the released variety (>40 ppm Fe and Zn) 2022-23	Zone and condition
1	WB 02 and HPBW 01	ITS, NWPZ
2	DBW 303	HYPT- NWPZ
3	HD 3226	ITS, NWPZ
4	PBW 752	ILS, NWPZ
5	HD 3086	ITS, NWPZ
6	K 0307	ITS, NEPZ
7	DBW 187	ITS, NEPZ and NWPZ
8	HD2888	RITS, NEPZ
9	WR 544	NEPZ, VLS
10	DDW 47 (Durum)	CZ, RITS
11	HI 8737 (Durum)	CZ, ITS
12	HI8627 (Durum)	CZ, RITS

In addition to cultivation of varieties, agronomic management will help enhance micronutrient content. For improving Zn content specially in deficient soils, application of ZnSO4 (@4 kg per hectare with 0.05% solution in water) must be used.

Zone & Sowing Condition

NWPZ (North Western Plain Zone) – Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan (except Kota and Udaipur divisions) and Western UP (except Jhansi division), parts of J&K (Jammu and Kathua distt.) and parts of Himachal Pradesh (Una distt. and Paonta valley) and Uttarakhand (Tarai region).

NEPZ (North Eastern Plain Zone) – Eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and plains of NE States.

CZ (Central Zone) – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Kota and Udaipur divisions of Rajasthan and Jhansi division of Uttar Pradesh

RITS – Restricted Irrigated Timely Sown

ILS – Irrigated Late Sown

ITS – Irrigated Timely Sown

VLS – Very Late Sown

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