Explanation:

Ans. Bidi 

Bidi Tobacco

This is mainly grown in Kheda, Vadodara and Panchamahals districts of Gujarat and Nipani area comprising Belgaum district of Karnataka and part of Kolhapur as well as Sangli districts of Maharashtra.

More than 80% of bidi tobacco is produced in Gujarat. The Bidi Tobacco Research Station at Anand which is the main Centre of AICRP(T) is working for the improvement of bidi and rustica tobacco. The entire bidi tobacco area is under the improved varieties Anand-2, Anand-119, GT-4 and GT-5.

GTH-1 is a hybrid bidi tobacco with yield level above 3600 kg/ha tolerant to root knot. Suitable for irrigated bidi tobacco growing areas of Gujarat.