Vol. 11, Issue 3 (2022)

Author(s):
Sadhna Kachlam, Beena Singh and Padmakshi Thakur

Abstract:
Bunda (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) is one of the most important tuber crops of the world belonging to the Family Araceae. It is commonly known as 'Shaken' in Chhattisgarh.The present experiment consisted of nine genotypes of bunda which was laid out in Randomized Block Design and replicated thrice at the Research cum Instructional Farm, S.G. College of Agriculture and Research Station, Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, during the Kharif season of 2021-22. Twenty-seven morphological characteristics of bunda genotypes in Bastar Plateau were determined using agro-morphological traits. Phenotypic variation was observed in the characters viz., plant span, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, predominant leaf position, leaf blade margin, leaf blade colour, leaf blade margin colour, leaf blade colour variegation, petiole junction colour, leaf main vein colour, vein pattern, flower formation, corm branching, corm skin surface, corm skin colour, corm flesh colour and cormels flesh colour. Based on the descriptor of IPGRI among the nine genotypes five genotypes (TBd 17-1, TBd 17-2, TBd 17-3, TBd 17-4, TBd 17-8) had wide plant span, seven genotypes (TBd 17-1, TBd 17-2, TBd 17-4, TBd 17-8, C.G. shaken bunda-1, IGB-6, IGB-10) were having erect-apex down leaf position, six genotypes (TBd 17-1, TBd 17-2, C.G. shaken bunda-1, TBd 17-9, IGB-6, IGB-10) exhibited green leaf blade colour while six genotypes (TBd 17-2, TBd 17-3, TBd 17-4, C.G. shaken bunda-1, TBd 17-9, IGB-10) had ‘Y’ vein pattern.