B. Anitha*, M. Padma, N. Seenivasan, D. Lakshmi Narayana, M. Sujatha and Mahender
College of horticulture, Rajendranagar, Sri kondalaxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad, Telangana-500030
Email: bandianitha786@gmail.com
Received-06.07.2021, Revised-19.07.2021, Accepted-26.07.2021
Abstract: The present investigation entitled “Germplasm evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)” was undertaken to evaluate the performance of different types of germplasm of turmeric under Telangana conditions.The experiment was carried outduring kharif from 2017-18 and 2018-19 at Turmeric research station, Kammarapally, NizamabadDistrict, Telangana. MahalanobisD2 statistics revealed that considerable genetic diversity exists within and among the four clusters. The characters Rhizome length (58%) Size of mother Rhizomes (58%), showed that the variation among genotypes. In addition to genetic divergence, considering the mean performance and horticulturally desirable attributes, five genetically distant lines viz.,Selam, Acc-94, Tekurpet, Lakadong, and Kasturiavidi, were selected as parents from cluster II, cluster III, cluster IV and cluster V for development of hybrids.
Keywords: Turmeric,Selam, varieties, biocontrol, rhizome rot
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