GINGER IISR VARADA TISSUE CULTURE PLANT

Ginger Variety

IISR - Varada

Local Names

Adi Adrack (Hindi)
Adraka (Sanskrit)
Inchi (Malayalam)
Inchi (Tamil)

Special Characters

A good quality , high yielding variety with plumpy rhizomes having falttened finguers and medium sized reddish brown scales. Dry ginger less prone to storage insect damage. Farmers are of opinion that Varada is tolerant to diseases low fibre content.

Quality Attribute

Essential oil - 1.75%
Dry recovery - 20.7%
Fibre content - 3.29-4.5%

Morphological Characters

Colour of aerial shoot - Green
Plant height (cm) - 72.32
Leaf length/breadth (cm) - 28.3/2.5
No. of tillers per clump - 9.4
No. of leaves per tiller - 20
Colour of rhizome core - blusish yellow
Shape of rhizome - plumpy with flattened fingers.
Colour of scale - Reddish brown

Planting Distance

1.5 feet x 1.5 feet

Plants Per Acre

15000 - 20000 plants per acre

Yield Period

6 - 7 months

Expected Yield

750 grams - 3000 grams per plant

Advantages of Tissue Culture Plants

True to the type
High market value
High yield and quality
Early Maturity
Free from all diseases at the time of supply
Throughout the year plantation possible
Uniform growth