Hybrid developed from HP 1117 × Thommankodi

• Early-maturing
• High-yielding, vigorous growth
• Suited for cultivation across Kerala and southern Karnataka
• Produces long spikes (17.5 cm) with 85–90 fruits per spike with bold berries,
• Yield- 2905 kg/ha of dry pepper (potential 7815 kg/ha) with 33.5% dry recovery
• High piperine (5.1%), oleoresin (8.71%), and essential oil (3.2%) content

Commercialization status: 43 licenses issued

Clonal selection from Thevanmundi

• Suited for both high-altitude and plain regions
• Ovate-elliptic leaves, spike length 9.5 cm with 55 fruits and 80% fruit set
• Tolerant to foot rot disease
• Yields about 5.17 kg fresh pepper per vine with 35% dry recovery and bulk density 620g/l

Commercialization status: 7 licenses issued

Selection from germplasm

• Adaptable across India
• Matures in 200 days, producing 22.6 t/ha yield with 20.7% dry recovery and 1.75% essential oil
• Plump rhizomes with reddish-brown scales, low fibre content
• Field tolerance to major diseases and storage pests

Commercialization status: 9 licenses issued

Selection from germplasm

• High yield potential (26.38 t/ha)
• The rhizome has a yellow core, bold and plump with medium fibre (5.67%)
• Essential oil (2.15%), oleoresin (7.26%), and dry recovery (20.7%)
• Desirable flavor with high zingiberene content (29.83%)
• Suitable for Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, and West Bengal

Commercialization status: 4 licenses issued

Selection from germplasm

• High-yielding with short crop duration of 180 days
• Produces 38–52 t/ha of fresh rhizomes with 15.95% dry recovery, 5.02% curcumin, and 15.29% oleoresin
• Vigorous green shoots and orange colour rhizomes
• Moderate resistance to root-knot nematodes

Commercialization status: 14 licenses issued

Open-pollinated progeny selection

• High-yielding variety adaptable across India
• Matures in about 225 days, yields 39.12 t/ha with 18.5% dry recovery, 6.52% curcumin, and 16.2% oleoresin content
• Plump reddish-yellow rhizomes with reddish-brown scales and moderate fibre content
• Resistant to root-knot nematodes

Commercialization status: 17 licenses issued

Clonal selection from elite trees

• A high-yielding nutmeg variety suited to all nutmeg-growing regions of Kerala
• Bearing starts in six years, produces 480 kg mace and 3122 kg nuts/ha by the eighth year, with potential yield up to 4800 kg mace and 31,220 kg nuts/ha
• Compact stature, bushy canopy, dark red mace, bold seeds, high oil and oleoresin content
• Low incidence of fruit rot

Commercialization status: 4 licenses issued

A farmer-participatory bred variety, selected from elite seedlings from Burliar

• Suitable for all nutmeg-growing regions of Kerala.
• Starts bearing in six years, yields about 7560 kg nuts and 1512 kg mace/ha by the 10th year
• Bold nuts with thick dark red mace, high sabinene and myrcene content
• Low fruit rot incidence

Commercialization status: 8 licenses issued

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: green
• Plant height (cm): 205
• Leaf length/breadth (cm): 63/11
• No. of tillers per clump: 41
• No. of panicles per clump: 37
• No. of flowers per panicle: 129
• No. of capsules per panicle: 60

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 8.7 %
• Dry recovery: 22 %
• α terpinyl acetate: 37 %
• 1,8-Cineole: 42 %

Salient features

• Suitable for intensive cultivation both under monocrop and mixed crop conditions
• Highly adaptive and produces 89% bold capsules.

Specific Recommendations

Use of clonal planting material recommended. High production technology recommended by IISR is to be followed.

Commercialization status: 2 licenses issued

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: Dark green
• Plant height (cm): 228.6
• Leaf length/breadth (cm): 69/13
• No. of tillers per clump: 46
• No. of panicles per clump: 43
• No. of flowers per panicle: 163

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 6.7 %
• Dry recovery: 20.8 %
• α terpinyl acetate: 34.6 %
• 1,8-Cineole: 30.4 %

Salient features

• Produces dark green and bold capsules (51 %)
• Rhizome rot resistant, high yielding variety suitable for planting in valleys.

Specific Recommendations

Use of clonal planting material recommended. Suited for rhizome rot prone areas and planting in valleys.

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: Green
• Plant height (cm): 172
• Leaf length/breadth (cm): 61/11
• No. of tillers per clump: 36
• No. of panicles per clump: 34
• No. of flowers per panicle: 99

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 7.9 %
• Dry recovery: 22%
• α terpinyl acetate: 23.4 %
• 1,8-Cineole: 44.9 %

Salient features

• Resistant to Cardamom mosaic virus causing katte disease

Specific Recommendations

• Use of clonal planting material recommended.
• Suited for mosaic disease prone areas and for planting under moderate to high shade.

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: Green
• Plant height (cm): 215.94
• Leaf length/breadth (cm): 42/8
• No. of tillers per clump: 31
• No. of panicles per clump: 28
• No. of flowers per panicle: 163

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 6.3 %
• Dry recovery: 21.10%
• α terpinyl acetate: 40.32 %
• 1,8-Cineole: 29.53 %

Salient features

• High yielding cardamom hybrid
• Resistant to cardamom mosaic virus causing katte disease

Specific Recommendations

• Use of clonal planting material recommended.
• Suited for mosaic disease prone areas and for planting under moderate to high shade.

Commercialization status: One license issued

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: Green
• Plant height (cm): 261.53
• No. of tillers per clump: 32
• No. of panicles per clump: 24
• No. of flowers per panicle: 110

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 8.74 % (irrigated conditions), 8.84 % (moisture stress conditions)
• Dry recovery: 21.48%
• α terpinyl acetate: 32.23 % (irrigated conditions), 32.81 % (moisture stress conditions)
• 1,8-Cineole: 42.08 % (irrigated conditions), 40.92 % (moisture stress conditions)

Salient features

• Moisture stress tolerant cardamom variety
• 50 % of the capsules are > 8 mm and is stable yielder

Specific Recommendations

• Use of clonal planting material recommended.
• Suited for cultivation in moisture stress areas.
• In prolonged drought period plants need to be irrigated in April and May once a month.

Morphological Characters

• Colour of aerial shoot: Green
• Plant height (cm): 277.36
• No. of tillers per clump: 35
• No. of panicles per clump: 26
• No. of flowers per panicle: 145

Quality attributes

• Essential oil: 9.08 % (irrigated conditions), 9.51 % (moisture stress conditions)
• Dry recovery: 20.54%
• α terpinyl acetate: 31.14 % (irrigated conditions), 29.86 % (moisture stress conditions)
• 1,8-Cineole: 48.05 % (irrigated conditions), 47.52 % (moisture stress conditions)

Salient features

• Relatively tolerant to moisture stress
• Compact flowering cardamom variety with 70 % of the capsules are > 8 mm

Specific Recommendations

• Use of clonal planting material recommended.
• Suited for cultivation in moisture stress areas.
• In prolonged drought period plants need to be irrigated in April and May once a month.

Commercialization status: One license issued