| Sudarshana (Turmeric) | ||
| Year of Release | 1991 | |
| Pedigree | A selection from the germplasm (PCT-14) collected from Singhat, Manipur | |
| Areas of Adoption | Kerala and Andhra Pradesh | |
| Crop Duration | 190 days | |
| Yield | 28.8 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha | |
| Potential yield | 54.9 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha | |
| Quality Attribute |  |
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| Curcumin | 7.9% | |
| Oleoresin | 15.0% | |
| Essential oil | 7.0% | |
| Morphological Characters | ||
| Colour of aerial shoot | Green | |
| Plant height (cm) | 136 | |
| Leaf length/breadth (cm) | 37.4/12.1 | |
| No. of tillers per clump | 1.9 | |
| No. of leaves per clump | 14.3 | |
| Yield of rhizomes/clump(g) | 565 | |
| No. of mother rhizomes | 1.8 | |
| Wt. of mother rhizomes (g) | 17 | |
| No. of primaries | 10.1 | |
| Wt. of primaries (g) | 236 | |
| No. of secondaries (g) | 20.1 | |
| Wt. of secondaries (g) | 310 | |
| Colour of rhizomes | Orange | |
| Dry recovery % | 20.6* | |
| Reaction to major pests and diseases | ||
| Rhizome rot (Pythium graminicolum) | Moderately tolerant | |
| Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans) | Moderately tolerant | |
| Special characteristics | ||
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A high yielding high quality short duration turmeric with thick plumpy rhizomes. Field tolerant to rhizome rot. |
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| Specific recommendations | ||
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Recommended package of practices of IISR/SAUs are to be followed. * Provisional |
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