IISR-Varada (Ginger)
Year of Release
1996
Pedigree
A selection from germplasm.
Areas of Adoption
All over India.
Maturity Group
200 days
Average Yield
22.6 t/ha
Quality Attribute
Essential oil
1.75%
Dry recovery
20.7%
Fibre content
3.29-4.5%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
72.32
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
28.3/2.5
No. of tillers per clump
9.4
No. of leaves per tiller
20
Colour of rhizome core
blusish yellow
Shape of rhizome
plumpy with flattened fingers.
Colour of scale
Reddish brown
Special characteristics
A good quality , high yielding variety with plumpy rhizomes having falttened finguers and medium sized reddish brown scales. Dry ginger less prone to storage insect damage. Farmers are of opinion that Varada is tolerant to diseases low fibre content.
