AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Blesbok
Female Parent: 81-27-1204
Male Parent: Polycross 20 parents
Accession Number: CIP 440429
Country of Origin: South Africa
Breeding Status: Breeding Variety
Year of release: 1989
Maturity: 2-Early maturing (3.5 to 4.5 months)
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): No
Adapted to unimodal rainfall: Yes
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: No
Virus: 1-Susceptible to SPVD
Alternaria: 3-High resistance to Alternaria
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 2-Semi-erect (75-150 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Prolific sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Pale Yellow
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 1-Low (<25%) dry matter content
Dry matter: 19.4 %
Beta-carotene content: 0 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sweetness: 3-High sugary taste
Sugar content raw: 18.78 %
Dual purpose: 2-Low dual-purpose (R/F >1.0-1.5; HI 50-60%)
WHY BEST BET
High yielding versatile commercial cultivar;
Excellent root quality, keeping ability.
But the dry mass is very low;
High yield - commercial farmers only. Not for informal market
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