H-97
H97
  • Year of release: 1971(Central)
  • Pedigree: Hybrid (Manjavella x Acc. No. 300)
  • Yield: 25-35 t ha--1
  • Potential yield: 40 t ha-1
  • Maturity: 10 months
  • Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
  • Key traits:
    • TErect branching flowering variety with dark grey mature stem andlight sepia emerging leaf colour
    • mature leaf broad with dark green petiole
    • tubers cylindrical in shape with light brown tuber skin
    • cream tuber rind and white tuber flesh
    • Tubers with 27-31% starch, 180-200 ppm cyanogen having good cooking quality
    • Moderately resistant to Cercospora leaf spot
    • spider mite and scale insect.
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