Mustard (Brassica juncea) is  an  important winter oilseed crop of Nepal.  It is  responsive  to  high input  conditions with high  vi eJ d potential. Oilseed Research Program .is carrying out varietal  varietal improvement  work on mustard to  identify  and develop high yielding, short  duration,  major diseases and pest resistant  varieties.  An observation  nursery was planted  in  1997/98  at  Oilseed  Research Program  with  75  germplasms.   Eleven lines were  found  early  in maturity.  Sixteen germplasms were selected  for yield trial based on superior   agronomic   characters.   The  two   years  yield data in coordinated  varietal  trial  revealed  Vardan  as  highest  yielding variety with 808 kg seed/ha over the locations with 13 and 15 percent higher seed yield than the checks Krishna (713 Kg/ha)  and Pusa bold (701 Kg/ha),  respectively.

Mustard (Brassica juncea) is  an  important winter oilseed crop of Nepal.  It is  responsive  to  high input  conditions with high  vi eJ d potential. Oilseed Research Program .is carrying out varietal  varietal improvement  work on mustard to  identify  and develop high yielding, short  duration,  major diseases and pest resistant  varieties.  An observation  nursery was planted  in  1997/98  at  Oilseed  Research Program  with  75  germplasms.   Eleven lines were  found  early  in maturity.  Sixteen germplasms were selected  for yield trial based on superior   agronomic   characters.   The  two   years  yield data in coordinated  varietal  trial  revealed  Vardan  as  highest  yielding variety with 808 kg seed/ha over the locations with 13 and 15 percent higher seed yield than the checks Krishna (713 Kg/ha)  and Pusa bold (701 Kg/ha),  respectively.