Area of Adaption	Variety	Source	Year of Release	Days to Maturity	Characteristics	Yield(q/ha)
All zones	L 550	PAU	1978	136-140	Seed bold, Salmon white	17-20
Uttar Pradesh	K 850	CSAUAT	1982	145-150	Bold seed, reddish brown	25-28
	Radhey	CSAUAT	1982	150-155	Suitable for late sowing	20-25
	Avrodhi	CSAUAT	1987	150-155	Wilt resistant, seed brown	22
	Sadabahar	CSAUAT	1992	145-150	Tolerant to wilt	21-23
	Pragati (K 3256)	CSAUAT	1994	140-150	Tolerant to wilt	17-20
	Pant G 186	GBPUAT	1996	135-140	Suitable for late sowing	18-20
	WCG 2 (Surya)	Meerut University	1999	135-150	Resistant to root rot	20-25
Panjab	GL 769	PAU	1982	160-165	Suitable for late sowing,	17-20
	PBG 3(GF 89-133)	PAU	1997	160-165	Tolerant to pod-borer	15-17
	L 551	PAU	1999	135-140	Tolerant to wilt	18-20
Central zone(CZ)	JG 315	JNKVV	1984	125-130	Wilt resistant, seed brown and wrinkled	19-20
	Phule G 5 (Vishwas)	MPKV	1986	135-140	Bold seeded	18-20
	Vijay (Phule G 81-1-1)	MPKV	1994	105-110	Wilt resistant, seed bold, wrinkled and yellowish brown	18-20
	Vishal (Phule G 87207)	MPKV	1996	110-115	Suitable for rainfed area	18-22
	Pusa 391	IARI	1997	110-120	Bold seed, seed light brown	17-18
	BGD 72	IARI	1999	135-140	Resistant to wilt and root rot, bold seeded	25-30
	Gujarat Gram 1	GAU	1999	105-110	Resistant to wilt	17-22
	KAK 2	KKV	2000	125-130	Bold-seeded	17-18
	Jawahar Grain 16	JNKVV	2001	110-120	Resistant to wilt	18-20
	JGK 1	JNKVV	2002	110-115	Moderately resistant to wilt	15-18
NWPZ	Gaurav	CCS HAU	1985	150-155	Bold seed, dark brown, Resistant to Ascochyta blight	18-20
	Pusa 256	IARI	1985	135-145	Bold seed, light brown	18-20
	ICCC 32	ICRISAT	1985	130-150	Seed medium size, resistant to wilt (race 1 and 2)	18-20
	PBG 1	PAU	1988	156-160	Tolerant to Ascochyta blight	16-18
	Haryana Chana 1	CCS HAU	1990	145-150	For late sowing, seed small	22-23
	Uday(KPG 59)	CSAUAT	1992	130-140	Late sowing	18-20
	Pusa 372	IARI	1993	110-140	Late sowing, small seed	14-15
	Pusa 329	IARI	1993	145-155	Bold seeds	21-22
	Pusa 362	IARI	1995	145-150	Bold seeded, seed yellowish	23-24
	GF 89-36(GPF 2)	PAU	1995	145-150	Resistant to wilt, tolerant to Ascochyta blight	21-23
	GNG 663 (Vardan)	RAU	1995	150-155	Resistant to wilt, tolerant to Ascochyta blight	22-25
	DCP 92-3	IIPR	1997	145-150	Resistant to lodging and wilt	19-20
	Karnal Chana 1(CSG 8962)	CSSRI, Karnal	1997	140-147	For salt-affected areas	22-25
	Pusa Chamatkar(BG 1053)	IARI	1999	140-150	Tolerant to wilt	17-19
South zone(SZ)	Kranti(ICCC 37)	ICRISAT	1989	110-125	Tolerant to wilt, seed small	19-20
	Bharati(ICCCV 10)	ICRISAT	1992	95-100	Resistant to wilt and dry root rot	18-20
	JG 11	ICRISAT/PKV/JNKV	1999	98-100	Bold seeded, resistant to wilt	15-16
	Phule G 95311	MPKV	2002	90-100	Bold seeds, resistant to wilt	16-18
NEPZ	KWR 108	CSAUAT	1996	130-135	Resistant to wilt, seed wrinkled	20-23
	Pusa 1003	IARI	1998	130-140	Tolerant to wilt	18-20

CZ : Madhaya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Bundelkhand region of
      Uttar Pradesh

NEPZ : Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Eastern Uttar Pradesh

NWPZ : Punjab, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan

SZ : Tamilnadu, Andhara Pradesh, Karnataka and Orissa

Source: Handbook of Agriculture (ICAR New Delhi)