| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Year of Release | 2001 |
| Pedigree | Clonal selection from elite trees |
| Areas of Adoption | All nutmeg growing areas of Kerala |
| Crop Duration | 6 years for first harvest |
| Yield | 480 kg mace/ha at 8" year 3122 kg nuts/ha |
| Potential yield | 4800 kg mace/ha at 25" year 31220 kg nuts/ha |
Quality Attribute
- Nut oil:7.14%
- Mace oil:7.13%
- Nut recovery:70%
- Mace recovery:35%
- Oleoresin in mace:13.8%
- Myristicin in nut:12.48%
- Myristicin in mace oil:22.0%
- Elemicin in nut oil:13.65%
- Elemicin in mace oil:20.8%
Morphological Characters
- Height of tree at 9 years(m):3-5
- Width of the canopy(m):3-3.5
- Trunk girth at 9 years(cm):45
- Leaf length/bredth(cm):18/5
- Nature of flowering:2-3 flowers in every axil.
- Time taken for flowering:4 years
- Yield per tree, 8th year:100 fruits, 1.33 Kg mace, 9 kg dry nut
- Colour of mace:Dark red
- Colour of seed:Shining black
- Size of seed:Bold
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Low incidence of fruit rot caused by Diplodia spp.
Special characteristics
A high yielding , high quality variety with bushy and compact plant type.