“Naurang-2023”: The wheat variety with great yield potential, Stress tolerant and disease resistant
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Abstract
“Naurang-2023” is the spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) variety which was developed and released by the wheat breeding team of Agricultural Research Station Serai Naurang in 2023. Provincial Seed Council Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved this variety in its 42nd meeting (20th March 2023) held at the office of the Directorate General Agricultural Research KPK under the chair of the Provincial Minister for Agriculture KPK. Naurang-2023 is with known parentage “NAC/TH.AC//3*PVN/3/MIRLO/BUC/4/2*PASTOR/5/.”. This cultivar was derived and selected from the 31st SAWSN (Semi-Arid Wheat Screening Nursery) having entry No.50 from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) during 2013-14. After selection, this entry “SN-005” was used as a candidate line for six years at Agricultural Research Station Serai Naurang and in the Regional Yield Trial under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wheat Yield Trial (One year) and National Uniform Wheat Yield Trial (Two years) and then was named as “Naurang-2023” officially. On the average “Naurang -2023” gave 21.88% (8000 kg/ha), 22.48% (7043 kg/ha), 14.82% (4943 kg/ha), 9.40% (4456 kg/ha), 5.00% (5122 kg/ha) , 8.00 % (4344 kg/ha) and 3.70 % (4244 kg/ha) higher yield than local checks and concerned trial checks i.e. Pirsabak-13 (31stSAWSN), Pirsabak-13 Preliminary Yield Trial, Pirsabak-13 Advanced Yield Trial, Pirsabak-13 Micro Plot Trial (MPT), Passeena-17 and Khaista-17 (KPWYT), Ghazi-19, Pakistan -2013, Khaista-17 (NUWYT 2020-21) and Pakistan-2013, Akbar-19, Khaista-17 (NUWYT- 2021-22) respectively. Results revealed its excellent performance in grain yield, disease resistance and tolerance to drought, heat and salinity. Seed production as Breeder Nucleic Seed and Pre- Basic Seed was started in 2022-23. The diversity, availability and yield improvement of all the existing germplasms and cultivars will be increased by the adding this variety, “Naurang-2023”.
Keyword: Naurang-2023; Spring wheat; Variety