Varieties Released from IARI

Can you tell me in details about the varieties released for “Rose” under “Flowers” by IARI or Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)?

[Kiran Chandar]

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) has made significant contributions in the development of improved cultivars and their relevant production, protection and processing technologies in fourteen mandated crops, covering cereals, coarse millets, pulses, oilseeds, fodder, fibre and horticultural crops.

These crop varieties have been widely adopted in their recommended areas / agro-climatic zones.

List of IARI released Rose varieties and their important characteristics are given below :

Variety Name
Pusa Arun

Characterstics
Yield : Each plant produces 20 flowers in winter and 35-40...
Dazzling dark red, large sized, double blooms on s...

Variety Name
Pusa Komal

Characterstics
Pusa Komal is a hybrid between an exotic variety Pink Parfait and an indigenous variety Suchitra. The short to medium stature bushes are completely thornless. The variety possesses strong stems with multiple flower buds arranged in different heights, which open in a sequential manner. The pink colored buds are pointed in shape and unfurl in to double flowers. The variety produces very attractive pink coloured flowers. This variety is moderately tolerant to insect pest like thrips and powdery

Variety Name
Pusa Ajay

Characterstics
Pusa Ajay is a hybrid between two exotic varieties Pink Parfait and Queen Elizabeth. Pusa Ajay is a vigorous growing bushy variety that produces highly pigmented vegetative parts, which are reddish brown to bronze in colour. The plant can be easily distinguishable from a distance due to its pigmentation. The leaves are moderately glossy. A recurrent blooming variety. The pink coloured buds are pointed in shape and unfurl in to double flowers. The neck of the flower is short and hence the flowers

Variety Name
Pusa Mohit

Characterstics
Yield : Each plant produces 20 flowers in winter and 45 flowers in spring.
Thornless, red petals with lighter shade on the reverse side of petals, tolerant to black spot

(Varieties Released from IARI)

On the given link select “Flowers” and “Rose” and you will get its varieties