Varalaxmi and DCH-32, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
Tetrapoloid Cotton: The World’s First inter-specific commercial hybrid Varalaxmi and later DCH-32 in the 1970s.
Research on hirsutum cottons lead to the development of Laxmi which became a household name to symbolise hirsutum cotton.
Research conducted at CRS, Dharwad / Agricultural Research Station, Dharward Farm, Dharwad, Karnataka
source of information: All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project Center, Dharwad (AICCP)