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The Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) has released KAU Thejaswini, a caller greenish chilli assortment developed for the State’s farming conditions. The caller assortment promises precocious yield, prime fruits and tract tolerance to large accumulation constraints, according to the KAU’s College of Agriculture astatine Vellayani here.
KAU Thejaswini was developed by Sarada S., subordinate prof and Head of the college’s Department of Vegetable Science. The assortment was released for cultivation successful Kerala by the 30th State Seed Sub-Committee for the Release of New Crop Varieties.
“Thejaswini is characterised by agelong fruits, averaging 11.29 cm successful magnitude and a precocious output imaginable of 32.5 tonnes per hectare. The assortment has mean pungency with a capsaicin contented of 0.45% and is suitable for cultivation passim the twelvemonth nether Kerala conditions,” the College of Agriculture, Vellayani, said.
KAU scientists judge that the merchandise of KAU Thejaswini volition assistance heighten section chilli accumulation by providing farmers with a high-yielding, prime assortment adapted to Kerala’s agro-climatic conditions. The bush-type plants grounds tract tolerance to bacterial wilt and viral diseases, making them suitable for unchangeable accumulation nether tract conditions. The assortment is besides good suited for homesteads, room gardens and terrace cultivation, providing an charismatic enactment for some commercialized farmers and municipality gardeners, the assemblage said.
One of the astir important vegetable-cum-spice crops cultivated successful the tropics, chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) is an indispensable portion of the nutrient habits of radical successful Kerala and crossed India. India is the world’s largest producer, user and exporter of chilli.
In the lawsuit of Thejaswini, the plants nutrient an mean of 84 fruits per plant, with a output of astir 667 grams per plant. The fruits are pendent, creaseless and glossy, acheronian greenish astatine maturity and crook reddish connected ripening. They are affluent successful Vitamin C (121 mg per 100 g) and person an oleoresin contented of 15.1%, the assemblage said.
KAU scientists associated with its improvement see professors (retd.) I. Sreelatha Kumari and Celine V.A., subordinate professors Beena Thomas, Bindu J.S., Sudha B., and adjunct professors Radhika N.S., Devi V.S. and Lekshmi S.L. The gathering of the 30th State Seed Sub-Committee for the Release of New Crop Varieties held connected June 3 was chaired by Tinku Biswal, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala.
