Sree Arun
A short-duration CTCRI variety with pink skin, cream flesh and good cooking quality, tolerant of moisture stress — a good choice for a short rainfed window or a late-planted crop.
Quick facts
- Type
- Vine cutting (improved variety)
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 90–100 days
- Expected yield
- 20–28 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
- Release
- Released by ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram
About this variety
Sree Arun is a short-duration sweet potato from ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, released together with Sree Varun for early-maturing crops. It has pink skin, cream flesh and good cooking quality, and tolerates moisture stress well, which makes it a good fit for a short rainfed window in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh or for a late-planted crop. It matures in about 90–100 days. Plant from clean, weevil-free apical vine cuttings.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
90–100 days
Expected yield
20–28 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance claimed; drought-tolerant
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Short duration (90–100 days) — fits a short rainfed window or a late planting
- Tolerant of moisture stress
- Pink skin, cream flesh, good cooking quality
Things to consider
- No special disease or weevil resistance — clean cuttings and earthing-up still essential
- Cream flesh, not the vitamin-A orange type
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Odisha
- Jharkhand
- Chhattisgarh
- Madhya Pradesh