GINGER IISR VARADA TISSUE CULTURE PLANT

IISR - Varada 

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

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.

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

• 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

1.5 feet x 1.5 feet

15000 - 20000 plants per acre

6 - 7 months

750 grams - 3000 grams per plant

• 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