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| BOTANICAL NAME | COMMON NAME(S) | INTENDED USE | OBSERVATIONS AT AP | RECOMMENDATIONS | |||
| 1 | Arachis hypogea | Ground nut | Food | Grows well but rats get most of it. | |||
| 2 | Cajanus cajan | Tur, Pigeon pea | Food Grain | Grows well | Highly recommended | ||
| Capsicum annuum | Capsicum, green pepper | ||||||
| 3 | Carthamus tinctorius | Safflower | |||||
| 4 | Cicer arietinum | Gram | Fresh fruit, jam | Generally good growth. | |||
| 5 | Frajaria vesca | Strawberry | |||||
| 6 | Glycine max | Soyabean | |||||
| 7 | Helianthus annuus | Sunflower | Seed eaten by termites. Attracts birds. | Good for oil production. | |||
| 8 | Sannhemp | Green manure | Grows well. | ||||
| 9 | Manihot esculenta | Cassava | Potential fodder source? | Not tried? | |||
| 10 | Oryza sativa |
Rice: 1. Ratnagiri 24 2. Karjat 35-3 3. Suhasini 4. Satya | Food grain | All varieties affected by sheath blast (Sclerotinium oryxoe) during late monsoon. Grain failed to fill. | Climate not suitable. | ||
| 11 | Upland rice, masal | Grew well on Plot #6, 60kg | |||||
| 12 | Pennisetum typhoides | Bajra, Hybrid bajra | Food grain and fodder. | ||||
| 13 | Phaseolus aureus | Mung | |||||
| 14 | Phaseolus mungo | Urdid | |||||
| 15 | Solanum tuberosum | Potato | Excellent production under good management. Watch for potato moth. Growing every second year can reduce incidence. | ||||
| 16 | Sorghum vulgare | Hybrid jowar | Food grain (fodder) | Needs continuous protection, after grain set, from birds during daylight. | Marginally useful only | ||
| 17 | Triticum spp | Wheat | Food grain | Grows well. Relatively rust free. A number of trials have been conducted by Wheat Rust Research Centre, Mahabaleshwar. | Catalogue different varieties. Continue yearly plantings. Traditional varieties compare favourably economically with high yielding varieties. | ||
| 18 | Ipomoea batatus | Sweet potato, ratalu | Grows well during monsoon; problems with rats. | ||||
