IISR-Alleppey Supreme (Turmeric)
Year of Release
2004
Pedigree
AFT selection
Areas of Adoption
Kerala (rainfed) Maharashtra, Karnataka and N. Bengal (irrigated)
Crop Duration
210 days
Yield
5.28 dry t/ha
Potential Yield
19.94 t/ha fresh
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
5.5%
Oleoresin
16%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
57
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
72.6/17.3
No. of tillers per clump
3
No. of leaves per tiller
14.5
Yield of rhizomes/clump(g)
442
No. of mother rhizomes
2
Wt. of primaries
125.53
No. of secondaries
11.50
Wt. of secondaries
100.56
Colour of rhizomes
Reddish orange
Dry recovery %
19
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans)
Tolerance to leaf blotch disease
Special characteristics
Tolerance to leaf blotch disease
