Berseem Variety: JHB 17-2 (Bundel Berseem-5)

Technology Details:
Bundel Berseem-5 with characteristics of broad leaf, high leaf to stem ratio, late in initiation of flowering time, late in maturity and bold seed size; released in 2021 for commercial cultivation in North-west & north-east zones of India including the states of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Eastern UP, and Orissa. JHB-17-2 is moderately tolerant to root rot, leaf spot and leaf blight disease of berseem. JHB-17-2 is moderately resistant to leaf defoliators and resistant to H. armigera.