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- IARI (Indian Agricultural Research Institute) developed the third Wheat Variety-HD-3385, with the same yields as HD-3410, plant height of just 95 cm and strong stems.
- It is least lodging-prone and most amenable for early sowing.
- IARI has registered HD-3385 with the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA).
- This new variety of wheat has been specifically designed to withstand the high temperatures that are prevalent in many parts of India.
- Earlier ICAR’s New Delhi-based Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) scientists have developed two varieties.
- The first, HDCSW-18, was released and officially notified in 2016.
- It was having a potential wheat yield of over 7 tonnes per hectare.
- But due to the plant heights it prone to lodging or bending over when their ear heads were heavy with well-filled grains.
- The second variety HD-3410 was released in 2022.
- It has higher yield potential (7.5 tonnes/hectare) with lower plant height (100-105 cm).
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