Tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius) varieties available in India.

Sl.

No.

Name of the

Variety

Year of

release/ Notification

Source Institute

Potential

yield

(q/ha)

Significant attributes

 

Salient features       area of adoption

Sowing Time

Area recommended /  State

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1.

JRO 632 (Baisakhi tossa)

R- 1974

N- 1974

CRIJAF

30-32

Suitable for late sowing, induces premature flowering if sown before mid-April, pods shattering type.

Sown before mid-April

Medium and upland

2.

JRO 878

(Chaitali tossa)

R- 1974

N- 1974

CRIJAF

30-32

Suitable for mid-March to end- April sowing, pods non-shattering , better fibre fineness and strength.

 

Medium and upland

3.

JRO 7835

(Basudev)

R- 1974

N- 1974

CRIJAF

32-34

Pods are non-shattering type, suitable for early sowing ( mid-March to end-April), withstand water logging to some extent at later stage of growth.

 

 

Medium and upland; not suitable for low lying and high rainfall areas

4.

JRO 524

(Navin)

R-1977

N- 1978

CRIJAF

32-40

Pods are non-shattering,  suitable for early sowing , optimum sowing time  mid-March to mid- April ;  less susceptible to yellow mite and is resistant to root rot diseases, better retting quality, most widely cultivated jute variety ( cover 80% of jute area)

 

Medium and upland

5.

TJ-40 (Mahadev)

R- 1983

N- 1983

BARC

30-35

Pods are shattering type, better fibre quality, optimum sowing time is mid- April to end- April

 

Suitable for Orissa

6.

JRO 3690 (Savitri)

R- 1985

N- 1985

CRIJAF

30-33

Pods are shattering type, better fibre quality, suitable for late sowing optimum sowing time is April.

 

Medium and uplands of jute growing states

7.

KOM-62 (Revati)

R- 1993

N- 1993

OUAT

30-35

Pods are non- shattering type, optimum  sowing time mid- March to late- April.

 

Suitable for Orissa

8.

JRO 66

(Golden Jubilee tossa)

R- 1997

N- 1998

CRIJAF

35-40

Pods are non-shattering type, fibre quality TD2 grade, ideal for mid- April to early May sowing.

 

Entire tossa jute belt

9.

JRO 8432

(Shakti tossa)

R- 1999

N- 1999

CRIJAF

35-40

Suitable for mid-March sowing, premature flowering resistant, non-shattering pod.

 

Medium  and upland of entire jute belt

10

JRO 128(Surya)

R- 2002

N- 2002

CRIJAF

32-38

Pods are non-shattering type, optimum sowing time is mid-March to end of April. Very good fibre quality which may be suitable for making  value added products

 

Entire olitorius jute growing belt

11

S-19 (Subala)

R- 2005

N- 2005

CRIJAF

30-35

Suitable for early sowing in mid- March, resistant to premature flowering, tolerant to major pests,  fibre quality is  TD2

 

Medium and upland of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Orissa

12

JRO-204 (Suren)

R- 2007

N- 2007

CRIJAF

36-38

Suitable for early sowing , optimum sowing time is 1st week of March, resistance to premature flowering

 

Medium and upland of West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Orissa

13

AAU-OJ-1 (Tarun)

R- 2007

N- 2007

AAU

36

Suitable time of sowing mid- March, non-shattering type pod, resistance to premature flowering, better biotic resistance against stem rot, root rot, anthracnose and yellow mite.

 

Suitable for Assam

14

       JBO-2003-H(Ira)

R-  2008

N-  2008

CRIJAF

38

Suitable time of sowing is mid- March, resistant  to premature flowering,  better fibre quality, better biotic resistance to stem rot, root rot, anthracnose and yellow mite

 

Assam,  West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa

15

CO-58 (Sourav)

R- 2010

N- 2010

CRIJAF

34

Suitable time of sowing is mid- March, pods are  non- shattering type, resistance to premature flowering, better fibre quality, resistance to major pest and diseases

 

Tossa jute growing belt of  the country

16

JBO-1 (Sudhangshu)

R- 2010

N- 2010

CRIJAF

30-35

Suitable time of sowing is  mid- March to end- April,  pods are non-shattering type, low lignin content, resistance to premature flowering, better fibre quality, resistance to major pest and diseases

 

Tossa jute growing belt of  country

17

JROM 1 (Pradip)

R- 2013

N- 2013

CRIJAF

37-40

Suitable time of sowing is  mid- March to end- April, Stem: Cylindrical , non-branching; Leaf colour: Green, laceolate shape; Flower:Petal colour; Yellow; Fruit: Pods green cylindrical, non-shattering

 

Tossa jute growing belt of  the country

18

JROG 1 (Rithika)

R- 2015

N- 2015

CRIJAF

37-39

Suitable time of sowing is  mid- March to end- April, non-shattering pod, resistance to premature flowering, resistance  to root rot and  stem rot disease , fibre quality is good, tolerance of abiotic stresses

 

Tossa jute growing belt of  the country

19

JRO-2407 (Sampati)

R- 2016

N- 2016

CRIJAF

35-40

Suitable for early March sowing, 100-120 days fibre crop, good fibre strength, resistance to major diseases and pests.

 

Tossa jute growing belt of  country

20

KRO 4 (Gouranga)

R- 2017

N- 2017

 

29-31

Suitable for mid-March to mid-May sowing. Tolerant to stem rot disease and insects like semilooper, apion, BHC and yellow mite.

 

West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Odisha

21

BCCO-6  (Kisan Pat)

R- 2017

N- 2017

 

28-35

Coppery red stem variety with better fibre tenacity (21.18 g/tex) and fineness (2.81 tex), sowing in 2nd fortnight of April to May.

 

All jute growing States of  country

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Raja

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rani