NEW RELEASED OKRA AND WHITE ONION | NEW VARIETIES

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Okra F1 Hybrid - Arka Nikita


Arka Nikita  (F1 Hybrid):  It is a hybrid between  GMS-4 X IIIHR-299-14-11-585, has been identified for release by the Institute VTIC during 2017. It is developed through geneic male sterile line  Early flowering, it takes 39 days for the first flower appearance and 43 days for first picking of fruits. Produces dark green, medium, smooth and   tender fruits. Excellent cooking quality, nutritionally rich in antioxidant activity, high mucilage content(1.08 % (FW) and high edible fiber content (8.85 % (DW) . It is rich in minerals like potassium (3.7 %), calcium 997 mg /100 g)and magnesium . Rich in iodine content (33.31µ g/kg).Yields 21-24 t/ha in 125 -130 days duration. 
                               
                                 Fruits of Arka Nikita F1 hybrid
                         
                             
               Plants of Geneic male sterile based okra F1 hybrid Arka Nikita

Arka Yojith - white onion variety developed for dehydration


Arka Yojith - white onion variety developed for dehydration
Onion is consumed daily, in every house as a condiment for flavoring salads, pickles, biryani, fried rice etc. In present days customers are more attracted towards instant foods, instant mixes, spices etc. Onion based products have wide applications in food processing as well as many other industries. The demand for the processed products is increasing day by day due to its convenience to handle and use particularly dehydrated onion. In dehydration, the fresh material is dried to residual moisture by physical removal of water by hot air drying. This reduces the bulk and due to the light weight restraints from heavy freight charges which is economical on commercial scale. The dried material can rehydrate by using water. There is a scope for exporting dehydrated onions as many processing units under export-oriented unit schemes have been installed in India. Onion processors source raw materials for dehydration from open markets which lack uniformity, quality and are low in dry matter content and total soluble solids. White onions are preferred over red and other colour onion as the product quality and storage quality is superior to other colour onion. Recently identified white onion variety  Arka Yojith (AS16) holds promise in this regard.


Bulbs of Arka Yojith        Flakes and Powder from white onion variety
  
         Field view of Arka Yojith bulbs
 Field view of Arka Yojith bulbs
  


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