Prathibha (Turmeric)
Year of Release
1996
Pedigree
Open pollinated progency selection
Areas of Adoption
All over India.
Crop Duration
225 days
Yield
39.12 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
6.52%
Oleoresin
16.2%
Essential oil
6.2%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
42.9
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
53.3/16.7
No. of tillers per clump
1.6
No. of leaves per tiller
12.5
No. of mother rhizomes
1.3
No. of primaries
8.67
Colour of rhizome core
Reddish yellow
Dry recovery %
18.5
Colour of scale
Reddish brown
Special characteristics
Plumpy and bold rhizomes with fibre content. Resistant to root knot nematode.
