Sree Pavithra
An ICAR-CTCRI erect, branching variety with good table quality and 28–30% starch content, suited to both upland and low-lying cultivation and actively promoted in Kerala and the north-east.
Quick facts
- Type
- Stem cutting (clonal selection)
- Season
- Kharif
- Maturity period
- 8–10 months
- Expected yield
- 25–30 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Sree Pavithra is an erect, branching cassava variety from ICAR-CTCRI with good table quality and 28–30% starch content. It suits both upland and low-lying cultivation, giving it more flexibility of land type than the pure low-lying rotation varieties, and it has been actively promoted through frontline demonstrations not just in Kerala but also across the north-eastern states (Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh) as a reliable food-security root crop for hill and marginal land.
Key characteristics
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
8–10 months
Expected yield
25–30 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
- Suited to both upland and low-lying fields, more flexible than pure low-land rotation varieties
- Good table quality with a decent starch content (28–30%)
- Actively promoted for hill and marginal land in the north-east as well as Kerala
Things to consider
- Longer duration (8–10 months) than the quickest Kerala table types
- 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
- north-eastern states