Following are the achievements of the institute:
- Developed 47 high-yielding fodder varieties i.e., oats (10), berseem (7), alfalfa (3), ryegrass (1), sorghum (8), S.S. hybrid (1), pearl millet (3), maize (2), guar (6), Maize x Teosinte (1) & cowpea (2), Jantar (1), Napier Grass, (2)
- Developed production technology for seed and fodder for different fodder crops and developed the capability to produce > 40,000 kg of pre-basic seed of different fodder crops per annum.
- Standardized Hay & Silage making technology.
- Conducted 12 training workshops on production technology of fodder crops for master trainers of Extension Department.
List of Fodder Crop Varieties of Fodder Research Institute, Sargodha
Sr. No. |
Crops |
Varieties |
Yield Potential (t/ha) |
Year of Approval |
1 |
Oats |
Avon |
65 |
1983 |
2 |
PD2-LV65 |
75 |
1983 |
|
3 |
SGD-81 |
70 |
1983 |
|
4 |
S-2000 |
80 |
2000 |
|
5 |
Sgd. Oats-2011 |
87 |
2011 |
|
6 |
Super Green Oats |
90 |
2019 |
|
7 |
Ever Green Oats |
95 |
2019 |
|
8 |
Barkat |
95 |
2021 |
|
9 |
Faisalabad Oat-21 |
90 |
2021 |
|
10 |
Faisalabad Oat-22 |
92 |
2023 |
|
11 |
Berseem |
Agaiti |
110 |
1986 |
12 |
Pachaiti |
110 |
1986 |
|
13 |
Anmol |
120 |
2009 |
|
14 |
Superlate F/Abad |
115 |
2011 |
|
15 |
Lyallpurlate |
120 |
2017 |
|
16 |
Punjab Berseem |
125 |
2019 |
|
17 |
Chenab Berseem |
125 |
2023 |
|
18 |
Lucerne |
Sgd.Lucerne |
130 |
2002 |
19 |
Sarsabz |
135 |
2021 |
|
20 |
Naimat |
140 |
2021 |
|
21 |
Rye Grass |
RG-1 |
60 |
2011 |
22 |
Sorghum |
JS-263 |
50 |
1968 |
23 |
Hegari |
55 |
1975 |
|
24 |
JS-2002 |
60 |
2002 |
|
25 |
Sorghum-2011 |
70 |
2011 |
|
26 |
Ausaf |
75 |
2021 |
|
27 |
Pak Sorghum |
80 |
2021 |
|
28 |
Faisalabad Sorghum (Multi cut) |
150 |
2021 |
|
29 |
Sargodha Jawar-2022 |
82 |
2023 |
|
30 |
S.S. Hybrid |
Pak-Sudax |
125 |
1986 |
31 |
Pearl Millet |
M.B-87 |
60 |
1990 |
32 |
Sgd. Bajra-2011 |
65 |
2011 |
|
33 |
Sargodha Bajra-2020 |
70 |
2021 |
|
34 |
Maize |
Sgd-2002 |
70 |
2002 |
35 |
Super Green Maize |
80 |
2019 |
|
36 |
Maize x Teosinte |
Mazenta |
100 |
1990 |
37 |
Guar |
BR-90 |
30 |
1990 |
38 |
BR-99 |
35 |
2000 |
|
39 |
BR-2017 |
40 |
2017 |
|
40 |
BR-21 |
35 |
2021 |
|
41 |
BR-2022 |
36 |
2023 |
|
42 |
Thul Guara |
40 |
2023 |
|
43 |
Cowpea |
Rawan-2003 |
40 |
2003 |
44 |
Cowpea-2023 |
42 |
2023 |
|
45 |
Jantar |
Punjab Jantar |
40 |
2021 |
46 |
Napier Grass |
AARI, Napier |
240 |
2023 |
47 |
Sargodha Napier-2022 |
258 |
2023 |