CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME INDIGENOUS GENOTYPES OF TURMERIC IN TERAI REGION OF WEST BENGAL

BIKASH CHANDRA DEB¹*, SOUMENDRA CHAKRABORTY^2
1Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, 736165, India
²Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, 736165, India
* Corresponding Author : soumendra1@gmail.com

Received : 29-01-2019     Accepted : 12-02-2019     Published : 15-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 3       Pages : 7804 - 7806
Int J Agr Sci 11.3 (2019):7804-7806

Keywords : Turmeric genotypes, Characterization, DUS characters, Maximum yield per plot, Dry recovery percentage
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to AICRP on Spices, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Coochbehar, 736165, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Twelve genotypes of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) were taken for observation of different parameters like plant height, petiole length, leaf length, plant diameter, venation pattern, leaf margin, rhizome length, number of mother rhizomes, internode pattern, dry recovery percentage and yield per plot. The experiment was conducted in field gene banks of Uttarbanga Krishi Viswavidyalaya. The overall characterization was done according to DUS characters selected by IISR (Indian institute of Spices Research). The plot size was 3m x 1m for the investigation and a spacing of 30 cm row to row and 20 cm plant to plant. The local check was taken TCP-2 and National Check was Prativa. In all the genotypes, PTS-8 was found to have maximum yield per plot lowest yield was recorded in PTS-55. Dry recovery percentage was found highest in TCP-64 and lowest in NDH-98. NDH-79 was found to have highest number of leaves per plant. Highest plant height was found PTS-55 and lowest plant height was found in PTS-12. 10 genotypes were found to have better yield than TCP-2 (Suranjana) and Prativa.

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