Sree Athulya
A higher-starch ICAR-CTCRI triploid variety with about 30% starch content, giving a heavier yield than the short-duration table types while still suited to table use.
Quick facts
- Type
- Stem cutting (triploid variety)
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 8–9 months
- Expected yield
- ~38 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Sree Athulya is a triploid cassava variety from ICAR-CTCRI carrying about 30% starch content, higher than Kerala's standard short-duration table varieties. Its longer eight-to-nine-month duration sits between the quick six-month table types and the ten-to-eleven-month industrial hybrids, giving a heavier yield than Sree Vijaya or Sree Jaya while still being grown mainly for table use rather than pure industrial supply.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
8–9 months
Expected yield
~38 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
- Higher starch content (~30%) than Kerala's standard short-duration table varieties
- Heavier yield (~38 t/ha) while still suited to table use
Things to consider
- Longer duration (8–9 months) than the six-month table types — ties up land for longer
- No special disease resistance claimed
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Kerala