DBW222 (Karan Narendra): A new high-yielding, lodging-tolerant wheat variety for North Western plains of India
Chandra Nath Mishra, Vinod Tiwari, Hanif Khan, Satish Kumar, Amit Kumar Sharma, Rajender Singh, Poonam Jasrotia, Harohalli Masthigowda Mamrutha, Prem Lal Kashyap, Arun Gupta, Vikas Gupta, Krishnappa Gopalareddy, Karnam Venkatesh, Charan Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Raj Kumar, Bhudeva Singh Tyagi, Subash Chander Bhardwaj, Ravish Chatrath, Om Prakash, Madan Lal, Gyanendra Singh and Gyanendra Pratap Singh
Abstract: DBW222 is characterized by potential yield of 8210 kg ha-1 under high fertility when sown in timely conditions in North India. It possesses better agronomic attributes and has better adaption to sowing time, high rust resistance, quality attributes, and lodging tolerance because of a shorter 2nd internode and wider diameter.