Division of Vegetable Crops

Arka Tinda

Hybrid  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 10 t/ha

Arka Madhura

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 6 kg. Yield 50-60 t/ha. In 100-110 days

Arka Muthu

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 85 to 90 t/ha.

Arka Aiswarya

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

Arka Akash

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  Manik

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, Downey mildew and anthracnose. Yield 60 t/ha.

 Arka Basant

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, yields 15t/ ha in 180 days. Recommended for release in 1984 by SVRC and 1n 1986 by AICRP (VC) at national level. Notified for entire country in 1986 by CSC on CSN & RV.

Arka Gaurav

Improvement over IIHR-214-1 (Golden Calwonder) 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, yields 16t/ ha in 150 days. The variety was released in 1984 by State Varietal Release Committee and in 1986 by AICRP (VC) workshop for national level. Notified in 1986 by CSC on CSN & RV.

Arka Mohini

Improvement over IIHR-214-1 (Golden Calwonder) 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, yields 16t/ ha in 150 days. The variety was released in 1984 by State Varietal Release Committee and in 1986 by AICRP (VC) workshop for national level. Notified in 1986 by CSC on CSN & RV.

Arka Khyati

It is a CMS based high yielding F1 hybrid for fresh market. Fruits 12 X 1cm; light green and turn deep red on maturity, medium pungent, fruits smooth and turn wrinkled after drying, tolerant to CMV, yields: 40-45 t/ha (fresh) & 5-5.5 t/ha (dry) in 180 days