Castor Western Maruti

MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

Plant Characters

Female

Male

Hybrid

 

Vegetative Phase

 

 

Stem Colour

Mahogany

Mahogany

Mahogany

Bloom

Triple

Double

Triple

Type of Internodes

Condense

Elongated

Elongated

Branching Pattern

Convergent

Divergent

Divergent

Plant Height

Short

Medium Tall

Medium Tall

Leaf Shape

Cup shape

Flat

Slightly cup shape

Hairiness on Leaf

Absent

Absent

Absent

 

Reproductive Phase

 

 

Types of flowers on primary spike

Female

Monecious

Interspersed

Spike Size & arrangement of capsules on spike

Long & Semi-compact

Medium & Loose

Medium & Semi-Compact

Seed Size & Shape

Medium bold & Oval

Medium & Oval

Medium bold & Oval

Seed Colour

Brown

Light Brown

Light Brown

 

Quantitative Description

 

 

Days to 50 % Flowering

55-62

58-60

58

Days to maturity (first picking)

110-115

110-115

105-110

Numbers of nodes to primary raceme

17-25

18-24

16-18

Plant Height up to base of Primary raceme (cm)

50-55

85-105

65-75

100 Seed weight (g)

29-30

26-27

27-29

Oil Content (%)

47-48

46.5-47.5

49-50