Recommended varieties for different seasons and regions of the country

Varieties

Colour

Season

Region

Days to maturity

Yield potential

Storability

Bhima Super

Red

Kharif

Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

 

100-105 days

20-22 t/ha

Poor

(1 to 1.5  months)

 

 

 

 

 

Medium

(2-3  months)

Late Kharif

Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

110-120 days

40-45 t/ha

Bhima Red

 

Red

Kharif

Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

 

105-110 days

19-21 t/ha

 

Poor (1-1.5 Months)

 

 

 

Medium

(2-3 months)

 

 

Medium (3 months)

Late Kharif

Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

 

110-120 days

45-50 t/ha

Rabi

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

110-120 days

30-32 t/ha

Bhima Raj

Dark Red

Kharif

Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

100-105 days

24-26

 

Poor (2-3 months)

Late Kharif

Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

115-120 days

40-45 t/ha

Rabi

Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan

115-120 days

25-30 t/ha

Bhima Dark Red

Dark Red

 Kharif

Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

100-110 days

22-24 t/ha

Poor (1.0 - 1.5 months)

Bhima Shakti

 

Red

Late Kharif

Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra

 

125-135 days

35-40 t/ha

 

Good  (5-6 months)

Rabi

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

125-135 days

28-30 t/ha

Bhima Kiran

 

Light red

Rabi

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

125-135 days

28-32 t/ha

Good  (5-6 months

Bhima Light Red

Light red

Rabi

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

110-120 days

36 - 40 t/ha

Good  (5 - 6 months )

Bhima Shubra

White

Kharif

Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

110-115 days

 

18-20 t/ha

 

Poor (2-3 months)

Late Kharif

Maharashtra

120-130 days

36-42 t/ha

Bhima Shweta

White

Kharif

Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

110-120 days

18-20 t/ha

 

Medium (2 - 3 months)

Rabi

Andhra Pradesh , Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh

110-120 days

26-30 t/ha

 Bhima

 Safed

  White

Kharif

Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu

110-120 days

18-20 t/ha

Poor (1-1.5 months)