AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Ejumula
Accession Number: CIP 443750
Country of Origin: Uganda
Breeding Status: Landrace
Year of release: 2004
Country(ies) in Use: Madagascar (Gloria), Mozambique (Gloria), Tanzania (Mlezi)
Maturity: 2-Early maturing (3.5 to 4.5 months)
Average yield from release document: 19 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: Yes
Virus: 1-Susceptible to SPVD
Alternaria: 3-High resistance to Alternaria
Weevil: 3-Susceptible to weevil
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 1-Erect (<75 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Weak sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Intermediate Orange
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 3-High (29-35 %) dry matter content
Dry matter: 29.8 %
Beta-carotene content: 34.6 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sweetness: 3-High sugary taste
Sugar content raw: 12.54 %
Dual purpose: 2-Low dual-purpose (R/F >1.0-1.5; HI 50-60%)
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