Genetic Diversity and Camphor Profiling of 21 Curcuma Caesia Genotypes from India

Indian genotypes of Curcuma caesia Roxb. (Black Turmeric) were characterized for morphological traits, essential oil yield, and camphor content. The dataset includes results from GC-MS profiling of 30 bioactive metabolites and computational docking studies predicting camphor's binding affinity for ulcer-associated targets. Author V. Isha published the data on figshare under a CC-BY-4.0 license, last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Identifying elite genotypes for breeding programs based on quantified camphor content ranging from 5.19% to 33.84%
• Analyzing genetic diversity based on morphological variation in plant height (27.81–107.08 cm) and rhizome traits
• Validating in silico predictions of molecular docking against ulcer targets like MMP9
• Correlating essential oil yield (0.20%–0.62%) with genotype and agro-climatic zone

Strengths

• Data includes quantified camphor content for 21 distinct genotypes, with specific values for elite genotypes like GTE-18 (33.84%)
• Morphological characterization follows DUS guidelines, providing standardized measurements
• Computational validation includes molecular docking scores (e.g., -7.8 kcal/mol for camphor-MMP9) and 100 ns molecular dynamics simulations

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is a 59.6 KB DOCX file, indicating a very small, likely summary-level dataset

Provenance

Source

figshare, author V. Isha

Collection Method

Genotypes were cultivated at Coimbatore and Bhavanisagar, characterized using DUS guidelines, with camphor quantified via GC-MS and D-camphor standard.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 05:43:56; freshness should be verified

Geography

Diverse Indian agro-climatic zones