North Eastern Plains Zone (NEPZ)

Northern Eastern Plains Zone (NEPZ)

Total Area: 8.85  mha wheat area

Area Covered: Eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and plains of NE States.

Funded centres: 8

  1. CSAUAT, Kanpur
  2. NDUAT, Faizabad
  3. BHU, Varanasi
  4. BAU, Sabour
  5. BAU, Ranchi
  6. BCKVV, Kalyani
  7. UBKV, Coochbehar
  8. AAU, Shillongani

Salient achievements of North Eastern Plains Zone centers

BHU, Varanasi CSAUAT, Kanpur NDUAT, Faizabad BAU, Sabour
One wheat variety by SVRC and one Barley variety with CVRC

 

One genetic stock for  Early maturity, Spot Blotch resistance and High Yield

 Four wheat and one Barley variety by CVRC

 

Three Genetic stocks registered

 Two wheat varieties by CVRC Three wheat varieties by SVRC