Guava
Allahabad Safeda
Seed of the classic white-fleshed Allahabad guava, used both for seedling trees and as rootstock for grafted varieties.
Kharif Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
The full catalogue
Fruit and rootstock seed for sowing and cultivation. Each lot states its HSN code, GST treatment, germination window and time to bearing.
Watermelon
Arka Jyoti
An F1 with large round fruit to 8 kg, deep-red crisp flesh and good transport quality for market growing.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Watermelon
Arka Manik
An IIHR release with round, light-green fruit banded darker, 6 kg, and field tolerance to powdery mildew and anthracnose.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Muskmelon
Arka Rajhans
Oval fruit with a firm white flesh, high sugar and a rind that stands up to handling and transport.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Custard Apple
Arka Sahan
An IIHR hybrid with large fruit, few seeds and thick pulp — the best eating custard apple released in India.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Custard Apple
Balanagar
Sitaphal seed of the Balanagar type — good-sized fruit with sweet, creamy segments, on a tree that asks very little.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Pomegranate
Bhagwa Seedling
Seed of the Bhagwa type for raising seedling stock and for breeding work. Deep-red arils and a thick rind that travels.
Kharif & Rabi Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Amla
Chakaiya
A prolific, small-fruited amla favoured for processing into murabba and candy. Very hardy and long lived.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Strawberry
Chandler
Raised from true seed — slower than runners but disease-free at the start. Large, firm, deep-red fruit with good flavour.
Rabi Germ 21-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Papaya
Coorg Honey Dew
Also sold as Madhu Bindu. Large oblong fruit with firm, sweet, seedless-cavity flesh and good keeping quality.
Year-round Germ 15-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Mulberry
Fruiting Selection
Long-fruited mulberry seed, grown both for the berry and as fodder. Fast, hardy and productive within a couple of years.
Kharif & Rabi Germ 10-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Ber
Gola
Indian jujube seed of the early Gola type. Fruits in the driest part of the year on land with no irrigation at all.
Kharif Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Muskmelon
Hara Madhu
Green-fleshed, very high sugar melon with a thin rind. Best eaten close to the field — it does not travel well.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Passion Fruit
Kaveri
A purple-yellow hybrid selected at IIHR, vigorous, and cropping in the second year from seed on a strong trellis.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Sapota
Khirni Rootstock
Rayan seed, the standard rootstock for grafted chikoo. Slow to germinate — soak before sowing and be patient.
Kharif Germ 30-45 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Guava
Lucknow-49
Also known as Sardar. Large fruit with creamy-white flesh and few seeds — the standard commercial guava of North India.
Kharif Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Amla
NA-7
Indian gooseberry seed of the NA-7 type — heavy, uniform fruit and a tree that yields on genuinely poor, dry land.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Bael
Native Selection
Wood apple seed for a tree that fruits on land nothing else will use — alkaline, dry, and left alone.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Jamun
Native Selection
Black plum seed. Sow fresh from ripe fruit; a hardy, large, long-lived tree that also holds a bank against erosion.
Kharif Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Karonda
Native Selection
A thorny, drought-proof shrub grown as a fruiting hedge. Tart berries for pickle and preserve, and a barrier nothing crosses.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Phalsa
Native Selection
Small purple summer berries with a sharp, cooling flavour, on a bush that copes with real heat.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Tamarind
Native Selection
Imli seed for a long-lived shade and fruit tree. Very slow to bear, and then productive for a century.
Kharif Germ 10-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Fig
Poona Fig
Fig seed for raising seedling stock. Slow and variable, which is exactly what a grower selecting new types wants.
Kharif & Rabi Germ 15-25 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Papaya
Pusa Delicious
Gynodioecious, so nearly every plant fruits — deep-orange flesh with excellent flavour and around 1-2 kg per fruit.
Year-round Germ 15-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Papaya
Pusa Nanha
A true dwarf that starts fruiting at 25-30 cm from the ground, so you can pick standing. Suits high-density and pot growing.
Year-round Germ 15-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Muskmelon
Pusa Sharbati
Round netted fruit with thick, sweet, salmon-orange flesh. The North Indian summer melon, at its best in the hot dry months.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Citrus Rootstock
Rangpur Lime
The workhorse rootstock for mandarin and sweet orange in India — drought hardy, tolerant of salinity, and vigorous.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Cape Gooseberry
Rasbhari
Golden berries in papery husks, tart and aromatic. Crops within a season, keeps for weeks in the husk, and needs almost no care.
Kharif & Rabi Germ 10-15 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Papaya
Red Lady
The commercial red-fleshed F1 — early, dwarf, tolerant of ringspot pressure and heavy bearing over a long window.
Year-round Germ 15-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Mango
Rootstock Stone
Polyembryonic mango stones for raising your own rootstock before grafting. Sow fresh — viability falls away within weeks.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Citrus Rootstock
Rough Lemon
Jambhiri. Fast-growing citrus rootstock giving a large, vigorous tree, well suited to light soils.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Avocado
Seedling Rootstock
Fresh avocado stones for raising rootstock before grafting a named variety. Sow immediately — they do not store.
Kharif Germ 30-45 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Jackfruit
Seedling Stock
Fresh jackfruit seed for raising seedling trees and rootstock. Sow immediately; it will not survive drying.
Kharif Germ 20-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Watermelon
Sugar Baby
Small round icebox melon, 3-4 kg, with dark rind and deep-red, very sweet flesh. Early enough for a short summer.
Zaid Germ 5-8 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Strawberry
Sweet Charlie
Early, very sweet and aromatic, with good tolerance to anthracnose. A dependable choice for the North Indian winter.
Rabi Germ 21-30 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock
Dragon Fruit
White Flesh
Hylocereus seed for raising your own plants. Slow from seed but it costs a fraction of cuttings and gives genetic variation.
Kharif Germ 10-20 days HSN 1209 99 90
GST nil
In stock