JG-14 (desi)
An early, high-yielding desi suited to double-cropping and to escaping terminal heat in shorter-season situations. Not yet individually researched for a detail page.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Gram (Chana)
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- 100–105 days
- Expected yield
- High
- Suitable soil
- Clay / black soil
- Release
- Best-corroborated: endorsed for Gujarat by PRS Vadodara (2022), centrally notified for sale in Gujarat 25 September 2023. An unconfirmed single-source claim also places an earlier 2009 JNKVV Jabalpur release — not independently verified this phase
About this variety
Jawahar Gram 14 (JG-14) carries the JNKVV-derived 'Jawahar Gram' naming pattern, but this phase's sourcing turned up two different, hard-to-reconcile stories rather than one clean history. The best-documented thread — corroborated independently between an Anand Agricultural University (AAU) variety page and a seed-industry site — describes JG-14 as endorsed for Gujarat by the Pulses Research Station, Vadodara, in 2022 and centrally notified for sale there on 25 September 2023: an early-maturing, semi-erect, light-green-foliage desi with large brown seed, wilt resistance, reduced pod-borer prevalence and a yield of 2,235 kg/ha (about 20.85% above the checks GG 2, GJG 3, GG 5 and GJG 6). A separate, single, unattributed AI-search summary claimed an older 2009 JNKVV Jabalpur release with a 113-day maturity and 20–25 q/ha yield; that claim could not be traced to a quotable primary source this phase, so it is not treated as confirmed.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
100–105 days
Expected yield
High
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Things to consider
- Corrected 2026-08-15: added Gujarat to states — an Anand Agricultural University (AAU) official page and a seed-industry site independently agree on Gujarat endorsement (PRS Vadodara, 2022) and central notification (25 September 2023), a stronger-sourced thread than the separate, single, unattributed 2009-JNKVV claim, which stays excluded. Madhya Pradesh is kept since nothing contradicts it.
- The existing duration (100–105 days) and yield ("High") are broadly consistent with the Gujarat-notification thread (early-maturing, 2,235 kg/ha = 22.35 q/ha) but do not match the unconfirmed 113-day/2009-JNKVV thread's figures either — both threads point to a genuinely early, moderate-to-good-yielding desi, just with different institutional histories attached.
- Given two conflicting narratives with different institutional attribution, this record should be treated as needing a documentary source (an official gazette notification or JNKVV variety catalogue entry) before its release history is stated with full confidence.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Madhya Pradesh
- Gujarat
Frequently asked questions
Was JG-14 released for Madhya Pradesh or Gujarat?
Both — the best-corroborated documentation found is a Gujarat notification (endorsed 2022, notified 2023), and this record's states field was corrected 2026-08-15 to add Gujarat alongside the existing Madhya Pradesh listing.
When was JG-14 actually released — 2009 or 2022/2023?
Unresolved this phase — a well-corroborated Gujarat notification thread points to 2022–2023, while a single, unattributed search summary claims an earlier 2009 JNKVV release that could not be traced to a primary source.
What yield does JG-14 give?
The Gujarat-notification thread gives 2,235 kg/ha (about 22.35 q/ha), roughly 21% above its check varieties — consistent with the existing 'High' rating on this record.
What does JG-14 look like — seed colour and plant type?
Per the Gujarat-notification sources: large, brown-coloured seed on an early-maturing, semi-erect plant with light-green foliage.
Is JG-14 disease-resistant?
The Gujarat-notification sources credit it with wilt resistance and reduced pod-borer prevalence, broadly consistent with the "Moderately wilt-resistant" rating already on this record.