High-Yielding Multicut Coriander Variety, Arka Isha

Abstract

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is one of the important leafy vegetables having a pleasant aroma. Very little research work has been done on improvement of leafy coriander and only a few local varieties, low-yielding and with low aroma, are available in the market. Research work at Indian Institute of Horticultural Research has resulted in development of a leafy coriander variety, Arka Isha, with a high yield potential and good aroma. It is a multicut variety where the plants are bushy, leaves are broad and leaf lobes are short, and the variety is late flowering. Yield is 3.74t ha^-1 by pulling at 40 days after sowing, and 11.98t ha^-1 by cutting. Leaves have 167.05mg 100g^-1 of Vitamin C, with good aroma and keeping-quality.