AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Benjamin
Other names: PZ06.077; INIA 307
Female Parent: CIP 102025.3
Male Parent: CIP 192033.5
Accession Number: CIP105085.2
Country of Origin: Peru
Breeding Status: Advanced Clone
Year of release: 2010
Maturity: 2-Early maturing (3.5 to 4.5 months)
Average yield from release document: 36.5 t/ha
Adapted to low-altitude (< 500 m): Yes
Adapted to mid-elevation (500-1200 m): Yes
Adapted to plateau (1200-1800 m): Yes
Adapted to highlands (>1800 m): Yes
Adapted to unimodal rainfall: Yes
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: Yes
Virus: 1-Susceptible to SPVD
Alternaria: 4-Reaction to Alternaria unknown
Weevil: 3-Susceptible to weevil
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Prolific sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Dark Orange
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 1-Low (<25%) dry matter content
Dry matter: 20.96 %
Beta-carotene content: 41.55 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sweetness: 2-Intermediate sugary taste
Sugar content raw: 34.67 %
Dual purpose: 2-Low dual-purpose (R/F >1.0-1.5; HI 50-60%)
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