Pusa Early Bunching

Pusa Early Bunching was developed by ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, as a quick-growing, dual-purpose fenugreek variety with upright shoots and bold seed, maturing in just 100 to 125 days — the shortest duration among the named varieties covered on this site. Its upright growth habit and quick turnaround make it a natural fit for growers targeting the fresh-leaf market with repeated cuttings, though as with any dual-purpose fenugreek, heavy leaf cutting comes at the cost of final seed yield if seed is also wanted from the same planting.

Plant typeOpen-pollinated
Maturity100–125 days
Yield potentialMedium (leaf-focused)
Disease resistanceNot specifically documented
SoilLoam
SeasonRabi

• Sowing timeOctober–November
• Seed rate20–25 kg/ha for a seed crop; higher for a dense leaf crop, soaked 6–8 hours before sowing
• Spacing~30 cm between rows

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

• Delhi
• Uttar Pradesh
• Punjab

• RMt-1

  From SKN College of Agriculture, RAU, Jobner — semi-erect, tall, moderately branched with bold yellow grain, and the clearest root-rot-tolerant choice among the commonly named fenugreek varieties.

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• Hisar Suvarna

  From CCS Haryana Agricultural University — a dual-purpose leaf-and-seed variety with a rare combination of resistances: powdery mildew resistant and moderately resistant to downy mildew as well.

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• Hisar Sonali

  From CCS Haryana Agricultural University, identified 1983 — a bushy, semi-erect variety with bold, attractive yellow seed and one of the higher reported yields among named fenugreek varieties.

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• RMt-143

  From SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner, selected from the Jodhpur region and identified for release in 1997 — particularly recommended for the Bhilwara, Jhalawar and Jodhpur belts of Rajasthan, with a higher reported yield than RMt-1.

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• Rajendra Kanti

  A Bihar release suited to eastern growing conditions — shorter duration than the Rajasthan and Haryana lines, with moderate tolerance to caterpillar and aphid damage as well as a leaf-spot disease.

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• Lam Selection-1

  Released 1992 by Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, through selection from germplasm collected in Madhya Pradesh — a bushy plant with medium-sized, golden-yellow seed, tolerant of powdery mildew, root rot, caterpillars and aphids. A specific duration or yield figure could not be confirmed from available sources.

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