IISR Prathibha (Turmeric)

Year of Release:1996

Pedigree:Open pollinated progency selection

Areas of Adoption:All over India.

Crop Duration:225 days

Yield:39.12 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha

Quality Attribute:
Curcumin:6.52%
Oleoresin:16.2%
Essential oil:6.2%

Morphological Characteristics:
Colour of aerial shoot:Green
Plant height (cm):42.9
Leaf length/breadth (cm):53.3/16.7
No. of tillers per clump:1.6
No. of leaves per tiller:12.5
No. of mother rhizomes:1.3
No. of primaries:8.67
Colour of rhizome core:Reddish yellow
Dry recovery %:18.5
Colour of scale:Reddish brown

Special characteristics:Plumpy and bold rhizomes with fibre content. Resistant to root knot nematode.