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Opium poppy
Papaver
somniferum

Jawahar

Aphim- 16

(JA-16)

Trishna

(IC-42)

Udaipur

Opium

(UO-285)

NRBI- 3

Kirtiman

(NOP-4)

Sweta

(GS-24)

Shyama

(IS-34)

White flowered with serrated petals, produces oval
capsules maturing early at 105-110 days for
lancing. Yield 66kg of latex averaging 10% of
morphine (JNKVV, Mandsur)
Medium dwarf, pink flowered, serrated petals.
Produces large bumble-shaped capsules, high latex
and morphine content.(over JA-16) (NBPGR,
Delhi)
High latex yield in Rajasthan tract (58kg/ha) with
high morphine content (12.3%) and high seed yield
(1.2t/ha) (RU, Udaipur)
High latex yield in central and eastern UP. Latex
yield 47-57.54kg/ha. (NBRI, Lucknow)
Latex yield 45.84kg/ha, morphine content 11.94%
in eastern U.P. Moderately resistant to downy
mildew (NDUA & T, Faizabad)
With pale white peduncle, produces 66.5kg
latex/ha with 18% morphine (CIMAP)
Foliage erect and incised, bears black flowering
stalk. Produces 78.1% latex with 15.5% morphine
(CIMAP).
Sarpagandha
Rauvolfia
serpentina

RS- 1 High seed germination (50%). Root yields 2.5t/ha
in 18 months. Roots carry 1.45-1.80% of total
alkaloids; half of it yields reserpine + serpentine
combined (JNKVV, Indore)
Dioscorea
floribunda

FB(C)- 1

Arka-Upkar

A composite culture, produces fast growing vines
relatively free from diseases and pest attack;
produces 50t/ha of fresh tubers in 2 years
containing 3.5% diosgenin (IIHR, Bangalore)
Selection through hybridisation, producing 60t of
fresh tubers containing 3.5-4.0% diosgenin (IIHR,
Bangalore)
Khasi-kateri
Solanum viarum

Glaxo

IIHR 2n- 11

Plants devoid of spines, produces high berry yield
at high density planting containing 2.5-3.0%
solasodine (Glaxo, India).
Completely devoid of spines, produces high berry
yield at high density planting containing 2.5-3%
solasodine (IIHR, Bangalore)
Kangaro kateri
Solanum
laciniatum

EC- 113465 Long duration crop (300 days) suitable for
temperate regions. High solasodine content in
leaves (1.8%) and mature berries (4%) (YSPHU,
Solan)
Henbane
Hyocyamus niger

IC- 66

Aela

Short duration (100 days), early rabi crop in
plains. Yields 2.5t/ha of dry herb with minimum
0.05% total alkaloids (NBPGR, Delhi)
A mutant characterised by yellow flower petals,
produces 7.5t/ha dry herb or 23kg total
alkaloids/ha (CIMAP)
Egyptian Henbane
Hyocyamus
muticus

Auto-

tetraploid

Vigorously growing and high seed fertile mutant,
produces 4.5t/ha of dry herb or 23kg total
alkaloids/ha (CIMAP)
Senna
Cassia

ALFT- 2 Late flowering type, tailored to produce purely leaf

crop in one harvest at 100 days. Foliage sennoside