Prabha (Turmeric)
Year of Release
1991
Pedigree
A selection from the germplasm (PCT-13) collected from Andhra Pradesh
Areas of Adoption
Kerala and Andhra Pradesh
Crop Duration
190 days
Yield
29.3 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Potential yield
60.3 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
4.9%
Oleoresin
13.5%
Essential oil
6.0%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
107
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
46/12.3
No. of tillers per clump
1.9
No. of leaves per clump
12.8
Yield of rhizomes/clump(g)
529
No. of mother rhizomes
1.8
Wt. of mother rhizomes (g)
15
No. of primaries
9.3
Wt. of primaries (g)
210
No. of secondaries (g)
26.4
Wt. of secondaries (g)
337
Colour of rhizomes
Orange
Dry recovery %
20.4
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Rhizome rot (Pythium graminicolum)
Moderately tolerant
Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans)
Moderately tolerant
Special characteristics
A high yielding and good quality with reddish yellow coloured rhizome. Free from disease incidence in farmers field. A value added variety.
Specific recommendations
Recommended package of practices of IISR/SAUs are to be followed.
