Tobacco varieties of different states are given below:-
| Name of Variety | Year of release | Developed at | Productivity(Kg/ha) | Zones of cultivation/salient features |
| (1)Flue-cured tobacco (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa &Maharashtra) | ||||
| Chatam | 1950 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,100 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| Delcrest | 1960 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,200 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| Kanakaprabha | 1971 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,500 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| Dhanadayi | 1972 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,520 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| CTRI Special | 1976 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,365 | NBS, CBS,SBS & SLS |
| Jayasri | 1979 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,990 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| CTRI Spl. (MR) | 1980 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,200 | NBS, CBS & SBS & SLS Resistant to TMV |
| Godavari Spl | 1982 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,525 | NBS, CBS & SBS & SLS Resistant to TMV |
| Swarna | 1984 | CTRI RS, Hunsur | 1,450 | KLS Resistant to Powdery mildew |
| Mc Nair 12 | 1986 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,880 | NLS, tolerant to black shank |
| Jayasri (MR) | 1986 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 1,503 | NBS, CBS & SBS & SLS Resistant to TMV |
| Hema | 1987 | CTRI RS, Guntur | 1,560 | NBS, CBS & SBS |
| Bhavya | 1988 | CTRI RS, Hunsur | 2,000 | KLS. Resistant to black shank and root-knot nematode |
| Gauthami | 1992 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 2,000 | NBS, CBS & SBS & SLS Resistant to TMV |
| CM 12 (KA) | 1993 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 2,000 | NLS, tolerant to black shank |
| VT 1158 | 1993 | CTRI, Rajahmundry | 2,000 | NBS, CBS & SBS & SLS Resistant to TMV |
| Kanchan(NLS 4) | 1998 | CTRI RS, Jeelugumilli & CTRI RS, Hunsur | 2,000 | NLS and KLS. Tolerant to black shank and root-knot nematodes |
| Rathna | 2001 | CTRI RS, | 2,000 | KLS |
| Kanthi | 2006 | Hunsur
CTRI RS, |
1,600- | SLS & SBS. | ||
| Kandukur | 2,000 | Withstands moisture stress | ||||
| Hemadri | 2006 | CTRI RS,
Guntur |
2,500 | NBS, CBS & SBS. | ||
| Siri | 2006 | CTRI,
Rajahmundry |
2,900 | NBS, CBS & SBS. | ||
| (2) Chewing tobacco (W. Bengal, Tamil Nadu, U.P. & Gujarat) | ||||||
| Chama | 1956 | CTRI RS,
Dinhata |
1,800 | West Bengal | ||
| Podali | 1956 | CTRI RS, | 1,600 | West Bengal | ||
| Dinhata | ||||||
| DP 401 | 1958 | CTRI RS, | 2,000 | Bihar | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| Gandak Bahar | 1976 | CTRI RS, | 2,280 | West Bengal | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| Sona | 1977 | CTRI RS, | 3,178 | West Bengal | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| Vairam | 1977 | CTRI RS, | 2,800 | Pit-cured areas of Tamil | ||
| Vedasandur | Nadu | |||||
| Thangam | 1980 | CTRI RS, | 3,226 | Smoke-cured areas of Tamil | ||
| Vedasandur | Nadu | |||||
| Bhagyalakshmi | 1980 | CTRI RS, | 3,532 | Sun-cured areas of Tamil | ||
| Vedasandur | Nadu | |||||
| Maragadham | 1981 | CTRI RS, | 3,013 | Smoke-cured areas of Tamil | ||
| Vedasandur | Nadu | |||||
| Prabha | 1981 | CTRI RS, | 2,200 | Bihar | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| PT 76 | 1990 | CTRI RS, | 2,600 | Bihar | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| Meenakshi | 1992 | CTRI RS, | 4,000 | Sun-cured areas of Tamil | ||
| Vedasandur | Nadu | |||||
| Vaishali | 1993 | CTRI RS, | 2,778 | Bihar | ||
| Special | Pusa | |||||
| Lichchavi | 2001 | CTRI RS, | 3,000 | Bihar | ||
| Pusa | ||||||
| Manasi | 2004 | CTRI RS, | 1,700 | West Bengal | ||
| Dinhata | ||||||
| Abirami | 2006 | CTRI RS. | 4,000 | Tamil Nadu | ||
| Vedasandur | ||||||
| Kaviri | 2006 | CTRI RS. | 2,500 | Coastal belt of Tamil Nadu | ||
| Vedasandur | ||||||
| Meenakshi | 2007 | CTRI RS. | 3,500 | Inland zone of Tamil Nadu | ||
| (CR) | Vedasandur | |||||
| (3)Hookah and Chewing tobacco (W. Bengal, U.P., Gujarat, Haryana & Assam) | |||||
| DD-437 | 1977 | CTRI RS,Dinhata | 1,865 | Motihari areas of West Bengal | |
| Sonar Motihari | 1977 | CTRI RS,Dinhata | 1,690 | Motihari areas of West Bengal | |
| Dharla | 2001 | CTRI RS,Dinhata | 2,700 | Motihari areas of West Bengal | |
| (4) Cigarette natu tobacco (Andhra Pradesh) | |||||
| Prabhat | 1977 | CTRI RS, Guntur | 1,500 | Andhra Pradesh; Suitable for cigarette natu; Resistant to TMV | |
| Vishwanath | 1986 | CTRI RS, Guntur | 2,429 | Cigarette natu areas of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Natu special | 1992 | CTRI RS, Guntur | 1,600 | Cigarette natu areas of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Bhairavi | 2006 | CTRI RS, Guntur | 2,600 | Cigarette natu areas of Andhra Pradesh | |
| (5) Cheroot tobacco (Andhra Pradesh, Orissa & Tamil Nadu) | |||||
| DR-1 | 1960 | CTRI,Rajahmundary | 2,620 | RSL of Andhra Pradesh, Strong, pungent and aromatic | |
| Bhavani special | 1980 | CTRI Rs,Vedasandur | 2,837 | Bhavani area of Coimbatore district of TamiNadu | |
| Lanka special | 1981 | CTRI,Rajahmundary | 2,780 | RSL of Andhra Pradesh, strong, prugent and aromatic | |
| Sendarapatty special | 1986 | CTRI Rs,Vedasandur | 2,100 | Salem area of TamilNadu | |
| (6) Cigar-wrapper tobacco (West Bengal & Tamil Nadu) | |||||
| S5 | 1977 | CTRI RS,Dinhata | 1,476 | West Bengal | |
| Krishna | 1986 | CTRI RS,Vedasandur | 2,250 | Cigar-filler area of TamilNadu | |
| (7) Burley tobacco (Andhra Pradesh & Orissa ) | |||||
| Burley 21 | 1972 | BTRC, CTRI, Jeddangi | 17,00 | Agency Light soils of Andhra Pradesh | |
| Banket A1 | 1994 | BTRC, CTRI, Jeddangi | 1,800 | Agency light soils of Andhra Pradesh, Resistant to TMV | |
Source-
MLA
“TOBACCO VARIETIES RELEASED – CTRI Rajahmundry.” Central Tobacco Research Institute. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Jun. 2017 <http://www.ctri.org.in/files/varieties_released.pdf>.
APA
TOBACCO VARIETIES RELEASED – CTRI Rajahmundry. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ctri.org.in/files/varieties_released.pdf
- Central Tobacco Research Institute.
