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ICGS 76
- ICGS 76 is a high-yielding virginia bunch variety, bred
and developed at ICRISAT Asia Center, Patancheru, India
- selected by the bulk pedigree method, from a cross between
an adapted variety, TMV 10, and a short-duration source line, Chico
- adapted to low-input rainfed cultivation.
Performance
- average ICGS 76 has shown 30% pod- and 36% seed-yield
superiority over the control variety Kadiri 3, in 4 years of testing in the All India
Coordinated Research Project on Oilseeds (AICORPO), India
- pod- and seed-yield advantages over control varieties
Kadiri 2, TMV 10, and M13 pod-yield potential of 2.5-3.5 t ha-1 under good management
conditions.
Plant characters
- matures in 120 days in the rainy season
- shelling turnover of 73%
- good pod yield recovery after mid-season drought
- field tolerance to the bud necrosis disease.
Seed characters
- usually has 2-seeded (occasionally 3-seeded),
medium-sized, attractive pods
- tan in color
- 100-seed mass of 44 g
- 43% oil and 20% protein
- good oil quality with oleic/linoleic acid ratio of 1.69.
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