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- Year of release: 2004
- Pedigree: Hybrid (C-303 x C-383)
- Yield: 17.5 t ha-1
- Potential yield:28.5 t ha-1
- Maturity:190-210 days
- Suitable growing regions: Kerala
Key traits:
- Semi erect, medium tall (70-80 cm) variety with broad and droopy leaves with undulate purple margin
- Petiole greenish brown; moderately flowering type
- Corm shape oval; cormel shape round to oval
- Tuber skin colour light brown
- Tuber flesh colour white; first hybrid taro variety in India
- good cooking quality; long keeping quality (60 days).
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