Urigam
A Tamil Nadu selection known for unusually long pods with sweetish, less-sour pulp, giving it a table-fruit and premium-pulp niche alongside the standard sour types.
Quick facts
- Crop
- Imli (Tamarind)
- Type
- Grafted improved selection
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- Bears from year 5–6 (grafted)
- Expected yield
- Good; prized more for pod length and taste than sheer weight
- Suitable soil
- All soils
About this variety
Urigam is a traditional Tamil Nadu tamarind selection, propagated as a graft for orchard planting. Its distinguishing feature is unusually long pods with pulp that is sweeter and markedly less sour than the standard culinary types, which gives it a niche as a table fruit and a premium pulp. It is grown mainly in Tamil Nadu and is chosen for pod length and eating quality rather than for the highest raw pulp weight per tree.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
Bears from year 5–6 (grafted)
Expected yield
Good; prized more for pod length and taste than sheer weight
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
- Unusually long pods and sweetish, low-acid pulp — a genuine premium and table niche
- Established, recognised name in the Tamil Nadu market
Things to consider
- Chosen for quality, not for the heaviest yield per tree
- Regional — grafted plants are mostly available within Tamil Nadu, and disease resistance is not documented
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Tamil Nadu