Castor Western Maruti |
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MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS |
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Plant Characters |
Female |
Male |
Hybrid |
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Vegetative Phase |
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Stem Colour |
Mahogany |
Mahogany |
Mahogany |
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Bloom |
Triple |
Double |
Triple |
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Type of Internodes |
Condense |
Elongated |
Elongated |
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Branching Pattern |
Convergent |
Divergent |
Divergent |
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Plant Height |
Short |
Medium Tall |
Medium Tall |
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Leaf Shape |
Cup shape |
Flat |
Slightly cup shape |
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Hairiness on Leaf |
Absent |
Absent |
Absent |
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Reproductive Phase |
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Types of flowers on primary spike |
Female |
Monecious |
Interspersed |
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Spike Size & arrangement of capsules on spike |
Long & Semi-compact |
Medium & Loose |
Medium & Semi-Compact |
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Seed Size & Shape |
Medium bold & Oval |
Medium & Oval |
Medium bold & Oval |
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Seed Colour |
Brown |
Light Brown |
Light Brown |
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Quantitative Description |
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Days to 50 % Flowering |
55-62 |
58-60 |
58 |
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Days to maturity (first picking) |
110-115 |
110-115 |
105-110 |
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Numbers of nodes to primary raceme |
17-25 |
18-24 |
16-18 |
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Plant Height up to base of Primary raceme (cm) |
50-55 |
85-105 |
65-75 |
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100 Seed weight (g) |
29-30 |
26-27 |
27-29 |
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Oil Content (%) |
47-48 |
46.5-47.5 |
49-50 |
