Varieties

Varieties
  • Several cultivars differing in colour, shape, size and acridity of tubers and colour, size and shape of lamina and petiole are found in India.
  • The famous ‘Kannanchembu’ with small tubers of excellent quality has characteristics of both esculenta and antiquorum.
  • Characters of improved varieties developed at CTCRI, Thiruvananthapura.
    • Sree Rashmi
      • All plant parts are non-acrid.
      • Corms are big and con are medium size.
      • Yield is 15-20 t/ha in 7-8 months.
      • Corms have excellent cooking quality and taste.
    • Sree Pallavi
      • Corms are relatively big.
      • It yields 15-18 t/ha in 64 months.
    • Sree Kiran
      • This is a F1 hybrid with high yied and good cooking quality

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