Evaluation of Rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris) Germplasm for increasing Productivity to Improve the Economic condition of Hill Farmers of Jammu and Kashmir

Author: Vishal Raina*, Neeraj Kotwal, Narinder Panotra, Rohit Sharma, Mahital Jamwal and Pardeep Wali

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Abstract

The pole type varieties of Rajmash are grown in the temperate region of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as an intercrop with maize. The prevalent local cultivars of pole type Rajmash germplasm is a mixture - having low productivity and prone to diseases therefore purification of local land races was required. The different genotypes of Rajmash (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) germplasm were collected and evaluated during the kharif season of 2012-2014 for increasing the productivity and income of hill farmers. Rajmash germplasm (23 pole type accessions) from different regions of erstwhile Doda district (Bhaderwah, Dakshin, Marwah, Chatroo, Jalgaon, Chinta, Kansar, Manthal, Chirralla, Nalthi, Gwari and Sartangal) were collected. Selected germplasm was subjected to evaluation based on pure line selection. Individual single plants were selected and pure line selection trials were laid at Sartangal research farm of RHRSS-Bhaderwah, SKUAST-Jammu. The following four selections showed promising

Keywords

Rajmash, Phaseolus vulgaris, Pureline selection.