Samba Wheat Culture HW 1095Samba Wheat Culture HW 1095asas

TNAU Wheat COW 2TNAU Wheat COW 2

Suitable Areas for Wheat Suitable Areas for Wheat Cultivation In TamilnaduCultivation In Tamilnadu

• The hill areas include the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal, Thalawadi, Servarayan, Javvadu, Kolli and Kalrayan hills

• Areas adjoining hills include Vellore, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Theni and Karur Districts in TN.

Areas suitable for wheat crop

Wheat in plains

Thalawadi

K.K.Patti, Theni

Vellore Kalavai

Near Vellore

WHY THIS VARIETY? • Frequent failure of monsoon and water scarcity,

wheat is the best alternative rabi crop.

• Tremendous change in food habit.

• Growing demand for wheat in Tamil Nadu.

• Sizeable area under Samba Wheat in Coimbatore,

Tirupur, Vellore, Thiruvannamalai,

Villupuram,Teni, Dindigul, Erode, Dharmapuri and

Krishnagiri districts.

• High remunerative winter crop.

• Free from pest and diseases.

• Best therapeutic values.

Dicoccum has therapeutic propertiesDicoccum has therapeutic properties

• Superior Nutritional Quality

• Therapeutic properties

• Dietary Management of

Diabetics ( 1.3 % dietary fiber)

• Reducing level of plasma

cholesterol

• Lowering Glycemic Response

useful for diabetic patients.

Dicoccum productsDicoccum productsBread Briyani

Kachayam Payasam

Dicoccum productsDicoccum products

Gruel

Cooked Rice

Pongal kitchadi

Halwa

Overall performance of Samba Wheat culture HW 1095Overall performance of Samba Wheat culture HW 1095

Sl.Sl.NoNo

Name of the trial Name of the trial No. of No. of trialstrials

Grain yield (kg/ha)Grain yield (kg/ha)

HW109HW10955

NP 200(C)NP 200(C)

1. Research station trials(2005-2008) 3 4115 3223

2. Multilocation trial (2007 –2008) 7 3694 2952

3. All India Coordinated trials (2005 – 2008)

18 4580 3460

4. Adaptive Research Trials (Special ART) (2008-2009)

40 3380 2820

5 On Farm Trials (2007-2009) 30

4425 3505

Overall Mean of 98 trials 4040 3190

Percent increase over NP 200 26.6

Special FeaturesSpecial Features

• High yielding (4040 kg/ha)

• Highest yield potential (5770 kg/ha)(72 % of the data> 3500 kg/ha)

• Suitable for timely and late sown condition (15th Oct. - 4th Nov.)

• A mutant of NP 200 through Gamma irradiation .

• Early duration (110 days).

• Semi-dwarf.

• Non-lodging.

• Non-shattering

• Reddish attractive grains (ß-carotene 3.7 ppm).

• Quality grains (Protein – 13.2%)

• Resistant to black, yellow and brown rusts.

Field View HW 1095

Single plant