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ALL INDIA NETWORK PROJECT ON TOBACCO SUCCESS STORIES

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Title ALL INDIA NETWORK PROJECT ON TOBACCO SUCCESS STORIES
Technical Bulletin
 
Creator M. Sheshu Madhav
K. Sarala
C. Nanda
J.N. Patel
D.R. Chaudhari
Partha Saha
P. Manivel
C. Chandrasekahara Rao
B. Krishna Kumari
S. Flora
 
Subject Leaf thickness
Dark green
Fairy gummy
 
Description Not Available
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SIRI : An Impactful FCV Tobacco Variety
Siri variety with its high yielding potential (3000 kg/ha)
and adoptability spread to entire Black Soil and Southern
Light Soil regions of AP replacing all the varieties in vogue
prior to its release. SIRI meaning wealth in Telugu language
became house hold name with the farmers of Black Soil
and Southern Light Soil regions. This land mark variety
has been instrumental in the socio - economic transformation
of tobacco farming community and others dependent on
tobacco sector.
Tobacco is an important commercial crop grown in a wide range
of soil and climatic conditions. Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco is
an exportable type accounting for around 30% of total tobacco (240
million kg) produced in India. It is mainly used in making cigarettes
and about 70% of it is exported. The FCV grown in Vertisols and Alfisols
under rainfed conditions of Andhra Pradesh (AP) in considered as
cheap neutral filler in the export market. The FCV tobacco cultivated
in Vertisols (Black Soils - BS) and Alfisols (Southern Light Soils - SLS)
constitute 75% of FCV area in AP and 40% of India. The productivity
of FCV in these areas was low (~1190 kg/ha) prior to 2006. Systematic
concerted research efforts made over a period of time at ICAR - Central
Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), Rajahmundry with the objective
of increasing the productivity, a high yielding variety, ‘SIRI’ was
developed and released for commercial cultivation in rainfed areas
of Andhra Pradesh in 2006 (A.I. Narayanan et al.). The cultivation of
SIRI revolutionized tobacco yields and enhanced the prosperity of the
region.
ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute
 
Date 2023-02-17T05:38:49Z
2023-02-17T05:38:49Z
2023-01-23
 
Type Technical Bulletin
 
Identifier Success Stories of AINPT, Technical Bulletin No: 03/2023, ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry, pp. 17.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/76254
 
Language English
 
Relation Technical Bulletin;03/2023
 
Publisher Director ICAR – Central Tobacco Research Institute Rajahmundry – 533105, Andhra Pradesh, India.