Nadia
A popular high-yielding variety with bold rhizomes, widely grown in the east and north-east. Not yet individually researched for a detail page.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Ginger
- Type
- Planting material
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 230–250 days
- Expected yield
- High
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Nadia is a farmer-conserved ginger cultivar known locally as 'Ing Bah' in Meghalaya, where the state agriculture department now promotes it alongside ICAR-IISR's own bred varieties (IISR Mahima, IISR Varada) as an improved option for the state's ginger belt. No ICAR institute or formal release/notification record was found for it in searches this phase — it reads as a traditional selection rather than a bred-and-released variety, so treat the details below as trade/field-report knowledge, not an official release dossier. Rhizomes are bold, lumpy and round, borne in three-layered compact clumps, with smooth light-brownish skin and pale-yellow flesh; taste is moderately pungent and mild with comparatively low fibre (around 4.2% crude fibre) and good oil and oleoresin content, suiting it to both fresh and dried ginger.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
230–250 days
Expected yield
High
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- Moderate
Advantages & considerations
Things to consider
- Corrected 2026-08-15: states updated from West Bengal to Meghalaya — sourced material consistently ties Nadia to Meghalaya cultivation ('Ing Bah'), with multiple independent sources agreeing and none supporting a West Bengal origin (the name likely just echoes Nadia district, West Bengal, coincidentally)
- Corroborated field/trial reports put fresh-rhizome yield around 24–25 t/ha with about 22.4% dry-matter recovery; one comparison trial recorded up to 30 t/ha, roughly 32% above the local Thinglaidum cultivar it was checked against — both are consistent with the existing "High" yield rating.
- One field study describes a "Bold Nadia" strain as tolerant to soft rot, but this was not independently confirmed for the exact entry on this record, so the existing "Moderate" disease-resistance rating has been left unchanged.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Meghalaya
Frequently asked questions
Is Nadia an official ICAR-released ginger variety?
No formal ICAR release or notification record was found for it — it appears to be a farmer-conserved traditional cultivar that state agriculture departments now promote as an improved option, alongside genuinely ICAR-bred varieties.
Where is Nadia actually grown — West Bengal or somewhere else?
Meghalaya, known locally there as 'Ing Bah' — this record's states field was corrected 2026-08-15 from West Bengal to Meghalaya to match.
How much fresh rhizome yield does Nadia give?
Field reports put it around 24–25 t/ha fresh rhizome with roughly 22.4% dry-matter recovery; one comparison trial recorded up to 30 t/ha against a local check variety.
Is Nadia a fibrous ginger, or good for fresh eating?
It is comparatively low-fibre (around 4.2% crude fibre) with good oil and oleoresin content, which suits it to both fresh use and drying, unlike coarser, more fibrous ginger types.
Is Nadia resistant to soft rot or other ginger diseases?
One field study reports a "Bold Nadia" strain as soft-rot tolerant, but this was not independently confirmed for this exact entry, so it is still rated only "Moderate" here pending stronger sourcing.