|
- Year of release: 1996
- Pedigree:Seedling selection from seeds introduced from Nigeria in 1984
- Yield: 20-22 t ha-1
- Potential yield: 27 t ha-1
- Maturity:90 dyas
- Suitable growing regions:Kerala, Maharashtra, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
Key traits:
- Semi – spreading with greenish brown vine and dark brown emerging leaf
- Leaves broad cordate. Profusely flowering type
- Storage root spherical with light pink skin and Cream flesh, Carotene 800-1000 IU /100g
- Excellent cooking quality Useful as a trap crop for root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)
|