The crop varieties have desirable traits like high-grain yield, resistance to diseases, good grain quality and a short harvest period

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh has developed eight new varieties of crops. The crops are varieties of two oats, J.O. 10-506 and J.O. 05-304 and two wheat varieties, M.P. 1358 and M.P. 1323, one rice variety, J.R.-10 and three niger varieties, J.N.S 521, J.N.S-2015-09, J.N.S-2016-1115. All the variants have been accepted by the Centre.

The vice-chancellor of the university, Dr Pradeep Kumar Bisen have confirmed that the seeds will be made available to other states very soon. Dr GK Koutu, Director of Research Services, JNKVV said that all the new varieties of seeds have been well tested for about three years in various agro-climatic conditions in specific crop growing areas of various states. The crop varieties have desirable traits like high-grain yield, resistance to diseases, good grain quality and short harvest period.