Punjab Green
A PAU (Ludhiana) spinach-beet variety with erect, dark bluish-green, thick leaves and a low tendency to produce a coarse mid-rib, giving steady regrowth over the Punjab winter.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Spinach (Palak)
- Type
- Open-pollinated
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- First cut ~30 days
- Seed rate
- 25–30 kg/ha sown in lines (about 10–12 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- 10–16 t/ha over all cuts
- Suitable soil
- Loam
- Release
- Released by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana
About this variety
Punjab Green is a spinach-beet (palak) variety released by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, with erect, dark bluish-green, thick leaves and a low tendency to develop the coarse, fibrous mid-rib that lowers the eating quality of some other varieties. It gives steady, repeated flushes through the Punjab winter and is sold alongside the closely related Punjab Selection.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Sowing timeMid-September to mid-February in the plains, in succession every 15–20 days
- Seed rate25–30 kg/ha sown in lines (about 10–12 kg/acre)
- SpacingRows 20–25 cm apart; thin to 5–10 cm between plants
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First cut ~30 days
Expected yield
10–16 t/ha over all cuts
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Low tendency to a coarse, fibrous mid-rib
- Steady, repeated regrowth through the Punjab winter
- Field-tolerant of leaf spot
Things to consider
- Best documented for north-western growing conditions; less tested elsewhere
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Uttar Pradesh