CIARI-Yamini

Clonal selection from accessions collected from Little Andaman. Pink, and Tubers- conical shape and white flesh.Ideal as the plants are leaf shape – cordate, petiole greenish,inter crop in the coconut and arecanut plantations. Moderate tolerantto anthracnose disease and leaf spot and cultivable in island conditions. Immune to anthracnose disease (Collectotrichumgloeosporioides) and leaf spot (Cercospora sp.) .It has been released by State Variety Release Committee, Andaman and Nicobar Administration in 2010. Yields is 45 – 50 t/ ha.

Benefit: Highly suitable for islands & coastal areas. This crop could be the ideal inter crop in the coconut and arecanut plantations.

Scientific team : M. Sankaran, V. Damodaran, D.R. Singh, R.C. Srivastava, L.K. Bharthi and R.P. Medhi.