Chhattisgarh Dangkanda-1: A new high yielding variety of aerial yam (D. bulbifera) for Chhattisgarh

Abstract

Chhattisgarh\\r\\nDangkanda-1 is a medium maturing, Kharif season, high yielding variety\\r\\nof aerial yam suitable for cultivation in Chhattisgarh developed by S.G.\\r\\nCollege of Agriculture and research station, IGKVV, Jagdalpur. This variety has\\r\\nbeen notified by the Central Sub- Committee on Crop Standards Notification and\\r\\nRelease of Varieties for Horticultural Crops, Ministry of Agriculture,\\r\\nDepartment of Agriculture and Co-operation, Government of India, New Delhi in\\r\\n2020. It is a clonal selection from local genotype of aerial yam. It is a climbing, vine crop with anti-clock wise twinning; mature\\r\\nleaves are green colour with cordate long shape. The plants are field\\r\\nresistance to leaf spot and bulbils are tolerant to yam beetle also it shows\\r\\nlesser incidence of anthracnose disease. It produces brown colour aerial tubers\\r\\nwith light yellow flesh. Bulbil possesses very good keeping quality (4-5 months\\r\\nstorage in normal condition) and having excellent cooking quality. Aerial tuber\\r\\ncontains 38-40% dry matter and 5.69% crude protein. This variety recorded yield\\r\\nimprovement of 34.04% over local check during MLT. Average bulbils yield of\\r\\nthis variety is 12.71 t/ha with 15.03 t/ha potential yield under optimum\\r\\nagronomical practices.