WHEAT VARIETY 1105 OF HAU HISSAR
The scientists of the CCSHAU Hisar university have developed WH-1105 variety of normal wheat for irrigated and timely sown conditions. The new varietie is rich in quality and nutritional parameters compared to earlier varieties.
Variety WH-1105 possessed protein content as high as 12.4 per cent," the HAU spokesman said. This high yielding variety also possess high protein content and resistance against several diseases.
An All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers meet was held at Durgapur in Rajasthan, where the Central Variety Identification Committee identified variety WH-1105 for commercial cultivation in the north-western plain zone of the country.
This region included Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu of Jammu and Kashmir and the foothills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The spokesman further said the WH-1105 which possesses high yield potential of 71.6 quintals per hectare was semi-dwarf and takes 144 days to mature, which is five days earlier than the check varieties namely, HD-2967 and DPW-621-50.
"It (WH-1105) exhibits excellent resistance to yellow and brown rusts, flag smut, leaf bright and powdery mildew diseases," he said.
