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Processable varieties of Field and Horticulture crops

Crop Variety Trait/ Utilization
Fruit crops
Kinnow PAU Kinnow 1 Low seeded (av. 3 seeds per fruit), suitable for juice
Guava Punjab Kiran, Punjab Pink Pink fleshed, suitable for juice
Pear Punjab Nectar, Punjab Gold, Punjab Soft Ready to serve drink, nectar and squash
Peach Shan-i-Punjab Canning, ready to serve drink, nectar
Grapes Punjab MACS Purple Red vine
Plum Kala Amritsari Jam making
Satluj Purple Non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Vegetable crops
Tomato Punjab Ratta High lycopene content, suitable for paste
Pea Punjab 89 Suitable for freezing
Chinese cabbage Saag Sarson Low in oxalates and rich in vitamin C, suitable for saag preparation.
Onion PWO 35 White coloured , suitable for flakes
Carrot Punjab Black Beauty High anthocyanin and phenol content, suitable for Juice
Turmeric Punjab Haldi 1 High curcumin content, suitable for powder making
Punjab Haldi 2 Suitable for oil extraction
Field crops
Rapeseed GSC 6, GSC 7 Low erucic acid in oil and glucosinolates in oil cake, Canola type oil
Mustard RLC 3 Low erucic acid in oil and glucosinolates in oil cake, Canola type oil
Barley PL 891 (Hulless) High beta glucan content, suitable for Sattu and Dalia preparation
Maize Punjab Sweet Corn 1 High sucrose content, suitable for soup preparation
Parkash Suitable for babycorn
Wheat PBW 1 Zn Suitable for Dalia preparation
Unnat PBW 550 Good milling and chapatti quality
PBW 660 Superior Chapatti quality