Hyderabad: Eight new varieties of rice, sorghum, red gram, millet and other crops have been developed by Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) and released by State Varietal Release Committee 2019.
The committee has approved three rice varieties and one each of sorghum, red gram, groundnut, sesame and cotton.
Four years ago, 13 high-yielding crops had been developed by the agricultural scientists and now eight new disease resistant, high-yielding crops have been developed.
The earlier varieties of Sona, Bathukamma, and KNM rice, Makka 1 in maize and red and green gram varieties are very popular in TS and adjoining states.
The eight new varieties have been developed after clinical trials. The scientists have found that making the plant disease resistant in terms of bacteria, virus, and damage to the leaves helps to improve the yield of the crops.
