Suvarna (Turmeric)
Year of Release
1987
Pedigree
A selection from the germplasm (PCT-8) collected from Assam
Areas of Adoption
Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Crop Duration
200 days
Yield
17.4 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Potential yield
43.5 tonnes of fresh rhizomes/ha
Quality Attribute
Curcumin
4.0%
Oleoresin
13.5%
Essential oil
7.0%
Morphological Characters
Colour of aerial shoot
Green
Plant height (cm)
69.4
Leaf length/breadth (cm)
66.4/17.4
No. of tillers per clump
2.6
No. of leaves per clump
16.4
Yield of rhizomes/clump(g)
460
No. of mother rhizomes
3.0
Wt. of mother rhizomes (g)
34
No. of primaries
21
Wt. of primaries (g)
232
No. of secondaries (g)
28.2
Wt. of secondaries (g)
201
Colour of rhizomes
Deep orange
Dry recovery %
26*
Reaction to major pests and diseases
Rhizome rot (Pythium graminicolum)
Field tolerant
Leaf blotch (Taphrina maculans)
Field tolerant
Leaf spot (Colletotrichum capsici)
Field tolerant
Rhizome scale (Aspodiella hartii)
Field tolerant
Shoot borer (Conogethes punctiferalis)
Field tolerant
Special characteristics
A high yielding, short duration turmeric with deep orange coloured rhizome.
Specific recommendations
Recommended package of practices of IISR/SAUs are to be followed.
