Division of Vegetable Crops

 Arka Bheem

It is a tri-parental synthetic variety with Red to pinkish red elongated globe shaped bulbs. Average bulb weight is 120 g. Yield 47t/ha in 130 days.

Arka Sona

Arka Sona is a yellow onion developed for export market for Asian countries. Developed by pedigree method.
Bulb yield: 45t/ha in 120 days.

Arka Vishwas

Rose onion developed for export market (Asia) developed through selection.
Bulb yield: 30t/ha.

Arka Ujjwal

True seed multiplier onion developed for export market developed through pedigree breeding with TSS 180brix.
Bulb yield: 30 t/ha

Arka Swadista

White onion developed for fermented preservation with TSS 20 0brix.Developed through pedigree breeding.
Bulb yield: 30 t/ha

Arka Lalima

Medium to big sized bulbs with globe shape and firm texture.Developed through heterosis breeding (MS based). Field tolerance to diseases and pests.Suitable for kharif and rabi.
Bulb yield: 47t/ha.

 Arka Kirhiman

Medium to big sized bulbs with globe shape.Developed through heterosis breeding (MS based). Field tolerance to diseases and pests.Suitable for kharif and rabi.
Bulb yield: 45 t/ha.

Arka Pitamber

Bulbs uniform yellow. Medium size with globe shape and thin neck. Less pungent with TSS 11% and total sugar 9.81%. Tolerant to purple blotch, basal rot diseases and trips with long shelf life (3-4 months). Suitable for export market.
Yield 35 t/ha.

 Arka Bindu

Highly pungent, export oriented rose onion variety. Exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Bangladesh. Bulbs are attractive shining dark red, flat globe. Suitable for rabi and kharif.
Bulb yield: 25t/ha

Arka Pragati

Globe shaped bulbs with thin neck. Medium size bulbs with deep pink coloured outer scales and high pungency. Average bulbs weight: 100-160 g.
Yield 35 t/ha.