AL-1
A high-yielding selection released by ICAR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, with a somewhat smaller leaf than IC 111271 but a higher leaf count per plant.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Aloe Vera
- Type
- Offset sucker (CIMAP-released selection)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First harvest at 8–12 months; productive 3–5+ years
- Expected yield
- High leaf count per plant; smaller individual leaf size than IC 111271
- Suitable soil
- Light, free-draining sandy/sandy-loam
- Release
- ICAR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
About this variety
AL-1 is a high-yielding aloe vera selection released by ICAR's Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow — the same institute behind well-known releases in other medicinal and aromatic crops. Reported characteristics describe it as carrying a somewhat smaller individual leaf than the widely used IC 111271 accession, but making up for that with a significantly higher leaf count per plant, a genuine trade-off between per-leaf size and overall plant productivity that a grower should weigh against what a specific buyer or processor actually wants: fewer, larger leaves, or more numerous, smaller ones adding up to comparable or greater total output.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First harvest at 8–12 months; productive 3–5+ years
Expected yield
High leaf count per plant; smaller individual leaf size than IC 111271
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Not separately documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Genuinely high leaf count per plant, potentially offsetting its smaller individual leaf size in total output.
- Released by CIMAP, a specialist medicinal and aromatic plants institute with a strong track record across multiple crops.
Things to consider
- Smaller individual leaf size than IC 111271 — confirm with your buyer whether they specify a particular leaf-size requirement before committing.
- Less commonly the default accession named in major processor buyback agreements compared to IC 111271.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Uttar Pradesh