1North Eastern Hills University Tura, Meghalaya-794002, India
2Bidhan Chandra Krishi ViswavidyalayaMohanpur, Nadia-74 1 252, India
Department of Horticulture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi-284 003, India
*E-mail: amitsinghbckv@gmail.com
Online Published on 06 April, 2022.
Eleven cultivars of elephant foot yam were evaluated and variability was observed at monthly intervals within the cultivars. In cv. NDA-9 and AC-28 amount of dry was more at 100 and 250 DAP respectively. The TSS was higher in cultivar NDA-9 and BCA-5 and BCA-2 and total sugar in BCA-5 and BCA-2.The range of titrable acidity was 0.064-0.160% at different stages during growth and development. Significant increase was in dry weight, total soluble solids, total sugar and titrable acidity during growth and development period at monthly intervals.
Elephant foot yam, Cultivar, TSS, TS, Acidity