Division of Vegetable Crops

Arka Shirish

It is a pure line selection from IIHR-194-, a local collection from Karnataka. Fruits are green, extra-long with solitary bearing habit.
Yield: 39 t/ha. In 140-150 days.

Arka Kusumakar

It is a pure line selection from IIHR-193, a local collection from Karnataka. Fruits are green small borne in clusters. Soft texture with good cooking quality. Yields  40 t/ha. In 140-150 days.

Arka Anand

High yielding F1 hybrid developed by crossing IIHR-3 X IIHR-322 with resistance to bacterial wilt. Fruits are green, medium long withexcellent cooking quality. Yield: 55-60t/ha in 145-150 days

Arka Rakshak

High yielding F1 hybrid developed by crossing IIHR-2834 X IIHR-2833. First F1 hybrid with triple disease resistance to ToLCV, BW and early blight. Fruits square round, large (90-100g), deep red colored and firm. Suitable for fresh market and processing.
Yield: 75-80 t/ha.in 140 days.

Arka Samrat

Arka Ananya

A F1 hybrid of the cross TLBR-6 X IIHR-2202. Medium fruits (65-70g), firm and deep red colored having combined resistance to ToLCV and bacterial wilt. Suitable for fresh market.
Yield: 65-70 t/ha.

Arka Meghali

A pedigree selection  (F8) of the cross Arka Vikas x IIHR-554. Fruits medium (65g), oblate with light green shoulder and deep red fruits. Suitable for fresh market. Bred for rainfed cultivation.Yields  18 t/ha. In 125 days.

Arka Ahuti

A pure line selection from IHR 143-3-7-SB-1 (Ottawa 60 from Canada). Fruits oblong with 2-3 locules. Thick fleshed fruits with light green shoulderturning to dark attractive red at ripening with TSS of 5.2%. Bred for processing.
Yields 42 t/ha. In 140 days

Arka Ashish

Developed by massing IHR-674 from UC 82 B line from USA. Fruits oval, very firm, thick fleshed with 2 locules. Excellent fruit colour (lycopene 10 mg/100g) with TSS 4.8%. Bred for processing. Tolerant to powdery mildew and fruit cracking. Yields  38 t/ha in 130 days

A pure line selection from IIHR-719-1-6 (CL-114-5-1-0) from AVRDC, Taiwan. Fruits on the lower clusters are round, large (120g) and in later clusters oblong, medium (80g) firm fruits with light green shoulder. Resistant to bacterial wilt. Bred for fresh market.
Yields 46 t/ha in 130 days