Haldi -2024- Fugi Original
Developed at the Tohoku Research Station in Fujisaki, Japan , in the 1930s .
Contrary to popular belief, "Fugi" is not a Japanese term applied to turmeric. Instead, it is a lineage code used by a consortium of traditional farmers in the Eastern Ghats of India. "Fugi" refers to the Fusarium-resistant genetic isolate —a heirloom rhizome that escaped the fungal blights of the 1990s. Haldi -2024- Fugi Original