Suvasini (DWD-2)

Suvasini, also given as DWD-2 and seen transliterated as Suwasini or Suhasini in different sources, is the companion clonal selection to DWD-1, released by the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad from curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) germplasm collected across the Western Ghats. Independent horticultural-research summaries describe it as having good aroma and leaf quality with an oil content broadly comparable to DWD-1 in comparative trials, but its defining advantage is cold tolerance: unlike DWD-1, which shows poor growth and lower leaf yield through the winter, Suvasini keeps yielding through cooler weather, which is reported to give it a higher overall yield across the year and makes it the more widely recommended of UAS-Dharwad's two releases for general commercial planting. As a clonal selection rather than a seed-grown type, it must be propagated true-to-type through root suckers or stem cuttings from a confirmed mother plant, since a seedling raised from its berries would not reliably reproduce the same aroma and growth habit. It is grown mainly in Karnataka and, along with DWD-1, represents one of the very few formally released, named curry leaf cultivars available to Indian farmers.

Plant typeVegetatively propagated (rooted cutting/sucker)
MaturityPerennial; continuous leaf harvest once established
Yield potentialHigher than DWD-1 overall, mainly because it keeps yielding through cool weather rather than slowing down
Disease resistanceNot specifically documented; notably cold-tolerant compared with its companion release DWD-1
SoilWell-drained sandy loam to loam; genuinely intolerant of waterlogging
SeasonAll seasons

• SpacingRoughly 2 m between rows with 1–1.5 m within the row for a commercial bush system
• FertilizerA modest, split N:P:K dose after each major pruning cycle, on top of farmyard manure at planting (see the crop guide for the full schedule)

Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.

• Karnataka

• DWD-1

  A UAS-Dharwad clonal selection with good aroma and leaf quality, but distinctly cold-sensitive — its companion release Suvasini (DWD-2) is the better choice where winters are cool.

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• Senkaampu (Senkambu)

  A well-known Tamil Nadu regional type valued commercially for high leaf-oil content and good aroma, propagated from its own seed like most local curry leaf stands rather than as a protected clone.

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