Year of release: 2002 Pedigree: Clonal selection from Bhatpara village under Block Salepur, Distt. Cuttack, Orissa Yield: 20 t ha-1 Potential yield:30 t ha-1 Maturity:150-180 days Suitable growing regions: Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand Key traits: Erect type with medium tillering Leaves narrow; petiole green; flowering type Corm round; cormel cylindrical Tuber skin colour light grey; tuber flesh colour white Excellent cooking quality and non-acrid Resistant to taro leaf blight under field condition Field tolerant to dasheen mosaic, aphids, cut worm and scale insects Suitable for uplands and lowlands during summer and rainy seasons