Crop varieties

Arka Gaurav is the cultivar of Capsicum. Improvement over IIHR-214-1 (Golden Cal wonder) followed by mass selection. Indeterminate plant habit with green foliage, thick fleshed, 3-4 lobed, green, blocky fruits, average fruit weight 130-150g, fruits erect which turn orange yellow on ripening, yield is 16t/ ha in 150 days.

Arka Basant is the cultivar of Capsicum. Improvement over IHR 225-1-1 (Var. Soroksan) followed by mass selection. Indeterminate plant habit with yellowish green foliage, thick fleshed, 2-3 lobed, conical fruits, average fruit weight 50-80g, fruits erect, cream coloured, which turn orange red on maturity, yield is 15t/ ha in 180 days.

Arka Manik is the cultivar of Watermelon. Developed by modified back cross breeding method from cross IIHR-21 X Crimson Sweet followed by selection in the advanced generation. Fruits oval with light green rind colour and green to dark green stripes. Deep crimson flesh with granular texture, pleasant aroma, very sweet, TSS 12-15%. Average fruit weight 6 kg. Seeds small with dark brown specks on the testa. Triple resistant to powdery mildew, Downy mildew and anthracnose. Yield is 60 t/ha.

Arka Akash is the cultivar of watermelon. F1 hybrid between IIHR-60-1 X Arka Manik, high yielding (90-100 t/ha) with high TSS (11-12 0Brix). Fruits oval round.

Arka Aiswarya is the cultivar of watermelon. F1 hybrid between IIHR-86-3 X Arka Manik, high yielding (80-90 t/ha) with high TSS (10-11 0Brix). Fruits oblong.

Arka Muthu is the cultivar of Watermelon. Selection from IIHR-81-1-1. It has unique character of dwarf vine (vine length 1.2m), shorter internodal length and early maturing type (75-80 days). It has Round to oval fruits with dark green stripes and deep red flesh. Average fruit weight is 2.5-3 kg with TSS ranging from 12 to 14 0 Brix. Fruit yield is 85 to 90 t/ha.

Arka Madhura is the cultivar of Watermelon. Triploid seedless watermelon hybrid between Tetra-1 X Arka Manik. Fruits round with dark green rind colour with light green broad stripes. Crimson red flesh with pleasant aroma without seeds, TSS 140 Brix. Average fruit weight is 6 kg. The yield is 50-60 t/ha in 100-110 days.

Arka Tinda is the cultivar of round melon. It is the hybrid developed between Rajasthan Local and T8 (Punjab) followed by pedigree method of selection. Fruits round with lush green shining skin covered with soft hair when young and tender (60 g). Yield is 10 t/ha.

Arka Suryamukhi is the cultivar of Pumpkin. Pure line method of selection from IIHR-79. Fruits round with pressed ends. Rind colour orange red with white stripes when mature. Fruit stalk round with flared ends. Average fruit weight is 1 kg. Resistant to fruit fly. Yield is 34 t/ha.

Arka Chandan is the cultivar of Pumpkin. Pure line method of selection from IIHR-105. Fruit round with pressed blossom end. Rind colour green with white patches when immature which turns to light brown colour with self-coloured patches on maturity. Thick orange flesh, solid cavity. Fruit weight is 2-3 kg. Rich in carotene (3333 IU). Yield is 33 t/ha.