Sudarshana (Turmeric)
Year of Release
1991
Pedigree
A selection from the germplasm (PCT-14) collected from Singhat, Manipur
Areas of Adoption
Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
Crop Duration
190 days
Yield
28.8 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Potential yield
54.9 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
7.9%
Oleoresin
15.0%
Essential oil
7.0%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
136
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
37.4/12.1
No. of tillers per clump
1.9
No. of leaves per clump
14.3
Yield of rhizomes/clump(g)
565
No. of mother rhizomes
1.8
Wt. of mother rhizomes (g)
17
No. of primaries
10.1
Wt. of primaries (g)
236
No. of secondaries (g)
20.1
Wt. of secondaries (g)
310
Colour of rhizomes
Orange
Dry recovery %
20.6*
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Rhizome rot (Pythium graminicolum)
Moderately tolerant
Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans)
Moderately tolerant
Special characteristics
A high yielding high quality short duration turmeric with thick plumpy rhizomes. Field tolerant to rhizome rot.
Specific recommendations
Recommended package of practices of IISR/SAUs are to be followed.
