Two wheat varieties developed by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), PBW 872 and PBW 833, have bagged the top rank at the national level.
PBW 872 was found to be the highest yielding early-sown variety in the National Wheat Varietal Trials conducted during the 2024-25 crop season. The results of these trials were shared at the All-India Wheat Research Workers’ Meeting held recently at RVS Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Gwalior.
These trials are conducted under the All India Coordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project (AICW&BIP) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, wherein the best candidate varieties developed under various wheat breeding programs across the country by ICAR research institutes, 29 state agricultural universities and even private sector companies are nominated and then evaluated for three years.
PBW 833, the other top-ranked variety, was included as check variety in the advanced varietal trial for late-sown conditions of north eastern plains zone of India, where it was the highest yielding variety among 12 candidates.
PAU Vice-Chancellor Dr Satbir Singh Gosal congratulated the wheat scientists on their achievement. Dr AS Dhatt, Director of Research, and Dr VS Sohu, Head, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, said PBW 872 would be sold at all the PAU Kisan Melas.
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