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TMV 6-A NEW HIGH YIELDING MEDIUM DURATION CASTOR FOR TRADITIONAL CASTOR GROWING AREAS OF TAMILNADU

Volume : 86
Issue: Jul-sep
Pages: 405 - 409
Published: June 29, 2023
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Abstract


The new castor variety TMV 6 (TVC 31) is a hybrid derivative of VP 1 (a stable pistillate line) and RC 962 (a high yielding pollinator) with desirable characteristics viz... medium duration (155 to 165 days). non dehiscent spiny capsules borne on mostly pistillate racemes and high oil content of 51.9 per cent. It gives an average yield of 928 kg/ha under pure cropping and 568 kg/ha under intercropping situations.

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405 - 409
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Castor TVC31 medium duration
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