AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Mathuthu
Female Parent: Mugamba
Male Parent: OP
Accession Number: CIP 444179
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: 25 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: 2-Medium resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 4-Reaction to Alternaria unknown
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Prolific sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Pale Orange
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 1-Low (<25%) dry matter content
Dry matter: 21.8 %
Beta-carotene content: 27.72 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sweetness: 2-Intermediate sugary taste
Sugar content raw: 17.34 %
Dual purpose: 4-Low forage, High Root (R/F >2.0; HI>67%)
WHY BEST BET
High Beta Carotene
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