| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Year of Release | 1987 |
| Pedigree | A selection from the germplasm (PCT-8) collected from Assam |
| Areas of Adoption | Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
| Crop Duration | 200 days |
| Yield | 17.4 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha |
| Potential yield | 43.5 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha |
Quality Attribute
- Curcumin:4.0%
- Oleoresin:13.5%
- Essential oil:7.0%
Morphological Characters
- Colour of aerial shoot:Green
- Plant height (cm):69.4
- Leaf length/breadth (cm):66.4/17.4
- No. of tillers per clump:2.6
- No. of leaves per clump:16.4
- Yield of rhizomes/clump(g):460
- No. of mother rhizomes:3.0
- Wt. of mother rhizomes (g):34
- No. of primaries:21
- Wt. of primaries:232
- No. of secondaries (g):28.2
- Wt. of secondaries (g):201
- Colour of rhizomes:Deep orange
- Dry recovery % : 26*
Reaction to major pests and diseases
| Rhizome rot (Pythium graminicolum) | Field tolerant |
| Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans) | Field tolerant |
| Leaf spot (Colletotrichum capsici) | Field tolerant |
| Rhizome scale (Aspodiella hartii) | Field tolerant |
| Shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis) | Field tolerant |
Special Characteristics
A high yielding, short duration turmeric with deep orange coloured rhizome.
Specific Recommendations
Recommended package of practices of IISR/SAUs are to be followed.
* Provisional