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- Year of release: 1977 (Central)
- Pedigree: Multiple cross hybrid (Acc. No. 468, 174, 3027, 1310, 82, 3939, 3588 and M4)
- Yield: 35-40 t ha-1
- Potential yield: 45 t ha-1
- Maturity: 10-11 months
- Suitable growing regions: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and North Eastern Region
Key traits:
- Tall, erect branching and flowering variety with dark grey mature stem
- Sepia coloured emerging leaf
- Mature leaf broad with purple petiole
- Long necked (4.5-6.5 cm) medium long cylindrical tubers with occasional beading
- Light brown outer skin, cream rind and white tuber flesh
- Starch 29-31%, cyanogen 75-85 ppm and having good cooking quality
- Moderately resistant to Cercospora leaf spot
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