Year of release | 1995-96 |
Notified vide S.O. No. & date : | 647 (E) 09-09-1997 |
Released at Central or State level | Central |
Developed by | GAU, S.K. Nagar, Gujarat |
Pedigree / type of material | Geeta x SH-72 |
Recommended states | Castor growing regions of India |
Recommended ecology | Irrigated conditions |
Duration | Medium |
Days to maturity for first picking | 110-120 DAS |
Growth habit | Tall |
Average seed yield (kg/ha) | 2800 |
Days to 50% flowering | 52-57 |
Plant height upto base of primary(cm) | 58-62 |
Number of nodes to primary raceme | 14-19 |
100 seed weight(g) | 27-28 |
Oil content(%) | 50 |
Special features | Resistant to wilt and tolerant to root rot tolerant to jassids, whitefly, capsule borer and water stress |
Source of seed | Gujarat State Seed Corporation, Gandhinagar, Gujarat |