AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Blue Blue
Other names: BlueBlue
Accession Number: CIP 444208
Country of Origin: Ghana
Breeding Status: Landrace
Country(ies) in Use: Nigeria (Ex-Igbariam)
Maturity: 2-Early maturing (3.5 to 4.5 months)
Average yield from release document: 20 t/ha
Adapted to low-altitude (< 500 m): Yes
Adapted to mid-elevation (500-1200 m): No
Adapted to highlands (>1800 m): No
Adapted to unimodal rainfall: Yes
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: Yes
Virus: 2-Medium resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 4-Reaction to Alternaria unknown
Weevil: 1-Low susceptibility to weevil
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 3-Spreading (151-250 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Dark Cream
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 2-Medium (25-28 %) dry matter content
Dry matter: 27.2 %
Beta-carotene content: 5.19 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sugar content raw: 16.36 %
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