Kalinga
  • Year of release: 2004
  • Pedigree:: Selection from open pollinated seed
  • Yield: 17.2t ha-1
  • Potential yield: 28.4t ha-1
  • Maturity:: 105 -110 days
  • Suitable growing regions:Orissa

  • Key traits:
    • Spreading type with green vine and green with purple edged emerging leaf
    • Leaves deeply lobed, Moderate flowering
    • Storage root round to elliptic with purple red skin and white flesh
    • Total starch 28%, sugar2.5-3.3% Medium duration variety with excellent cooking quality and high starch
    • Can be used as food and fodder and for starch extraction.