Sree Varun
A short-duration CTCRI variety with cream skin and cream flesh, released alongside Sree Arun for early-maturing crops — smooth tubers and reliable yield in 90–105 days.
Quick facts
- Type
- Vine cutting (improved variety)
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 90–105 days
- Expected yield
- 20–25 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Sandy / light soil
- Release
- Released by ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram
About this variety
Sree Varun is a short-duration sweet potato from ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram, released alongside Sree Arun for early crops and double-cropping systems. It has cream skin and cream flesh, produces smooth, well-shaped tubers, and gives a reliable yield in about 90–105 days. Plant from clean, weevil-free apical vine cuttings.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
90–105 days
Expected yield
20–25 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
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Short duration (90–105 days) — fits early crops and double-cropping
- Smooth, well-shaped tubers; reliable yield
- Cream skin and flesh — a general-purpose table type
Things to consider
- No special disease or weevil resistance — clean cuttings and earthing-up 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
- Bihar
- West Bengal