ICAR Develops New “Climate- Smart” Soyabean Varieties for cultivation. The Varietal Identification Committee has selected six soybean varieties fit for cultivation in the country’s three agro-climatic zones, three of which were developed at the Indore centre. The committee has suggested the identification of 99 soybean varieties for the northern hill zone, 149 for the northern plain zone, and four soybean varieties for cultivation in Central India: NRC 152, NRC 150, JS 21-72, and Himso-1689. NRC 152, NRC 150, and NRC 149 are the three soyabean varieties created by the Indore centre. “The specifically constituted Varietal Identification Committee meet was organised during the AGM,” said Dr Nita, director, ICAR-IISR, Indore.