muktakesi
Name
Muktakeshi
Year of Release
2002
Maturity
150-180 days
Yield
20 t ha-1
Potential yield
30 t ha-1
Species
Taro
Suitable growing region
Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
Pedigree
Clonal selection from Bhatpara village under Block Salepur, Distt. Cuttack, Orissa
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
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