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Prabha (Turmeric)

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Attribute Details
Year of Release 1996
Pedigree Open pollinated progency selection
Areas of Adoption All over India
Crop Duration 205 days
Yield 37 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
  • Curcumin:6.52%
  • Oleoresin:15.0%
  • Fibre content: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
  • Wt. of primaries:8.5
  • Colour of rhizomes:Reddish yellow
  • Dry recovery % : 19.5
  • Colour of scale:Reddish brown
 
Special Characteristics

A high yielding and good quality with reddish yellow coloured rhizome. Free from disease incidence in farmers field. A value added variety.