| Hybrids |
Relative days to maturity (DT) |
Plant habit |
Foliage colour |
Head shape |
Head weight (kg) |
Head firmness |
Core length |
Remarks |
Recommended for |
| | India & sub continent | South East Asia | Middle East |
| FLAT HEAD HYBRIDS |
| NS 43 |
55 -60 |
Vigorous |
Green to light green |
Very flat white |
1.75 - 2.0 |
Medium |
Medium |
High tolerance to heat and black rot, suitable for fresh market |
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| NS 35 |
75 - 80 |
Very vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Semi flat |
2.0 - 2.5 |
Good |
Medium |
Firm heads with good field holding |
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| NS 195 |
75 - 80 |
Very vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Flat |
2.0 - 2.5 |
Good |
Medium |
Firm heads black rot tolerance |
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| ROUND HEAD HYBRIDS |
| NS 151 |
50 - 55 |
Very vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round |
1.25 - 1.5 |
Good |
Medium |
Early hybrid |
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| NS 183 |
60 - 65 |
Vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round to semi round |
1.75 - 2.0 |
Excellent |
Short |
Tolerant to black rot and heat |
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| NS 160 |
75 - 80 |
Vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round to semi round |
1.5 - 2.0 |
Excellent |
Short |
Uniform, good field holding, tolerant to black rot and heat |
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| NS 163 |
60 - 65 |
Vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round |
1 - 1.25 |
Medium |
Medium |
Suitable for fresh market |
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| NS 165 |
55 - 60 |
Vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round |
1.25 - 1.5 |
Medium |
Good |
Medium field holding |
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| NS 22 |
70 |
Very vigorous |
Bluish green |
Round to semi round |
1.5 - 2.0 |
Very good |
Medium |
Excellent field holding, suitable for late season |
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| NS 25 |
55 - 60 |
Short vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round |
1 - 1.25 |
Excellent |
Short |
Ideal for high density planting |
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| Saurav |
55 - 60 |
Medium vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
Round |
1 - 1.5 |
Very good |
Short |
Compact head, very good field holding capacity |
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| Gaurav |
75 - 80 |
Vigorous |
Dark bluish green |
High round (cone) |
1.5 - 1.75 |
Very good |
Medium |
Very good field holding capacity, suitable for hilly regions |
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