Bhu Neelima
  • Year of release: 2014
  • Pedigree: Clonal selection from germplasm
  • Yield: 33 t ha-1
  • Potential yield: 45 t ha-1
  • Maturity: 9 months
  • Suitable growing regions: Kerala

  • Key traits:
    • Climber twining to right with purple emerging vine and dark purple emerging leaves
    • Broad cordate leaves and petiole with green base & tip, purple wings with green petiole (base & tip)
    • Conical tuber with dark brown skin, dark purple cortex and light purple flesh colour
    • Good cooking and nutritional quality
    • Tubers with medium dry matter (24.6 %), low starch (18.1 % FW) and medium crude protein (3.28 % FW) content