Prabha (Turmeric)
Year of Release
1996
Pedigree
Open pollinated progency selection
Areas of Adoption
All over India.
Maturity Group
205 days
Yield
37 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
6.52%
Oleoresin
15.0%
Essential oil
6.5%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
44.14
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
59.6/17.33
No. of tillers per clump
2.07
No. of leaves per clump
11.5
No. of primaries
8.5
Colour of rhizome core
Reddish yellow
Dry recovery %
19.5
Special characteristics
A high yielding and good quality with reddish yellow coloured rhizome. Free from disease incidence in farmers field. A value added variety.
