IISR-Kedaram (Turmeric)
Year of Release
2004
Pedigree
AFT selection
Areas of Adoption
Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and North Bengal
Crop Duration
210 days
Yield
5.28 dry t/ha
Potential Yield
29 t/ha fresh
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
5.70%
Oleoresin
14.0%
Essential oil
3.0%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
50.80
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
63.7/16.2
No. of tillers per clump
2.5
No. of leaves per tiller
12.5
No. of mother rhizomes
1.85
Wt. of primaries
116.40
No. of secondaries
14.01
Wt. of secondaries
113.49
Colour of rhizomes
Reddish yellow
Dry recovery %
19.5
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans)
Field tolerant
Special characteristics
Consistency in curcumin content and tolerant to disease (Leaf blotch)
