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Horse Gram (Kulthi)KharifOpen-pollinatedUpdated 2 September 2026

PHG-9

A real, in-use horse gram variety across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka farmer fields, though its releasing institute and official notification year could not be confirmed from publicly available sources.

SeasonKharif
Maturity period100–105 days
Expected yieldFarmer-reported 750–1,000 kg/ha under good management
Suitable soilPoor, marginal, well-drained soils

Quick facts

Crop
Horse Gram (Kulthi)
Type
Open-pollinated
Season
Kharif
Maturity period
100–105 days
Expected yield
Farmer-reported 750–1,000 kg/ha under good management
Suitable soil
Poor, marginal, well-drained soils
Release
Releasing institute and official notification year not confirmed in publicly available sources; plausibly linked to Telangana's RARS Palem given naming convention and regional breeding focus, but this is an inference, not a confirmed fact

About this variety

PHG-9 is a horse gram variety documented in farmer-field contexts across Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka — referenced, for example, in an ICAR-JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra farmer field day in Karnataka (2020) and appearing as a reference genotype in a horse gram whole-genome-sequencing study. Farmers report yields of roughly 750-1,000 kg/ha (about 3-4 quintals/acre) under good management, and a 100-105 day duration. What could not be confirmed in this research is which university or institute officially released PHG-9 and in what year: given the "PHG" naming convention and that Telangana's Regional Agricultural Research Station, Palem is the region's dedicated horse gram breeding centre (also the source of the Palem-1 and Palem-2 varieties), an RARS Palem origin is a plausible inference — but it is an inference, not a confirmed fact, and is presented as such here. Local reports also describe some tolerance to "yellow poison disease," very likely a farmer-level description of yellow mosaic virus symptoms, though this has not been independently confirmed against a scientific source using standard disease terminology.

Key characteristics

    Plant typeOpen-pollinated
    Maturity100–105 days
    Yield potentialFarmer-reported 750–1,000 kg/ha under good management
    Disease resistanceLocally reported tolerance to yellow-mosaic-type symptoms; not independently confirmed by a scientific source
    SoilPoor, marginal, well-drained soils
    SeasonKharif

Yield & maturity

Maturity period

100–105 days

Expected yield

Farmer-reported 750–1,000 kg/ha under good management

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

Pest & disease considerations

Advantages & considerations

Things to consider

  • This is the one variety on this page whose releasing institute and official notification year could not be confirmed — treat its origin as unconfirmed even though the variety itself is real, named, and referenced in Krishi Vigyan Kendra and genomic-research contexts.
  • The reported "yellow poison disease" tolerance is a farmer/extension-level description, not an independently confirmed scientific disease-resistance rating.

Suitable regions

States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Karnataka

Sourced from: ICAR-JSS Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Karnataka — farmer field day reference (2020). editorial policy.