Tropical and subtropical vegetables (2+1)

Varieties

Jaffna:
It is introduced from Sri Lanka. Highly suited for coastal tracts of TN, Kerala and Karnataka. It bears long pods (60-90cm) and with a soft flesh of good taste. This type yields 500 pods/tree/year.

Moolanur Murungai :
Fruits are 30-53cm in long with soft flesh. One tree yields about 500-600 fruits/year.

Chavakacheri Murungai:
It is ecotype of Jaffna moringa, which bears pods as long as 90-120 cm . Due to long size of pods, this type of moringa is highly damaged during transportation. It yields 500-600 pods/tree/year.

Chem Murungai:
Produces flowers throughout the year. Fruit tip is red in colour.

Palmurungi:
Pods having thicker pulp content, produces 400-500 pods/year.

Kodikal Murungai:
Predominantly found in betel vine garden. This tree is highly useful for training of beetle vine and also gives shade. Pods are shorter (20-25cm) and thick fleshed and very tastier. This is a distinct type propagated by seeds.

Kudumianmalai 1 (KM-1):
It is selection from local annual type propagated through seeds. Plant are dwarf, pods are short and thick. The plant comes to bearing 6 months after planting. After each harvest, the plants can be ratooned for 2-3 years by cutting the trunk at a height of 1 metre; fresh planting can be taken after 3 years. Average yield 400-500 fruits/tree.

PKM-1:
Evolved at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam. Plants grow a height of 4 to 6 metre and come to flowering in 160-170 days after planting. Each tree bears on an average of 200-250 pods/year. Pods are 60-75 cm long with 6.0 cm girth and 150 g weight. They are very pulpy containing 70% of edible portion. Every year after the harvest is completed, the trees have to be cut back to about one meter from ground level during September and three ratoon crops can be taken in a period of three years.

PKM-2:
It was released from HC & RI, Periyakulam. It is hybrid derivative of the cross between MP 31 and MP 28. Plants are quick growing. Each tree has 12 branches and bears flowers in clusters, 3-4 pods/ cluster, pods harvested 170-180 days. Length of the pod 125 cm and girth 28 cm. the pods having lees seed with more flesh. Each tree yields 220 pods in a hectare and yields of 98 tonnes.

GKVK-1:
It was released by UAS, Bangalore. Plants are dwarf, grow to a height of 1.5m, produce 250-300 plants/year. Length the pod is 35 cm. this variety is suitable for high density planting.

GKVK-2:
It was released by UAS, Bangalore. Plants are dwarf and produces 300-400 pods/year.

GKVK3:
Plants are dwarf, pods triangular with black mixed green colour, produces 250-300 fruits/plant, suitable for high density planting.

Dhanaraj :
It was released by UAS, Dharwad. Dwarf, bears 250-300 fruits/year after two year of planting. Starts yielding from 9-10th month of sowing each pod measuring 35-40 cm in length.