AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Chipika
Female Parent: Mugamba
Male Parent: OP
Accession Number: CIP 444205
Country of Origin: Malawi
Breeding Status: Breeding Variety
Year of release: 2011
Maturity: 3-Medium maturing (4.5 to 6 months)
Average yield from release document: 35 t/ha
Adapted to low-altitude (< 500 m): No
Adapted to mid-elevation (500-1200 m): Yes
Adapted to plateau (1200-1800 m): No
Adapted to highlands (>1800 m): No
Adapted to unimodal rainfall: Yes
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: No
Virus: 2-Medium resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 1-Susceptible to Alternaria
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 1-Erect (<75 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Slow
Sprouting ability: Prolific sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Pale Orange
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 2-Medium (25-28 %) dry matter content
Dry matter: 28.4 %
Beta-carotene content: 12.47 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sugar content raw: 11.12 %
WHY BEST BET
High yielding, bigger roots and high DM
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