AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Nzovu y’umugamba-38
Other names: Yanzovu (The daughter of Nzovu)
Accession Number: CIP 444171
Country of Origin: Burundi
Breeding Status: Landrace
Year of release: 1988
Maturity: 4-Late maturing (> 6.0 months)
Adapted to low-altitude (< 500 m): No
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: No
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: Yes
Virus: 2-Medium resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 3-High resistance to Alternaria
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 1-Erect (<75 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Weak sprouting
Flowering ability: Easy to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Dry matter range: 1-Low (<25%) dry matter content
Dry matter: 0 %
Beta-carotene content: 0 (mg/100g)
WHY BEST BET
Nzovu =elephant indicating that the storage root was big and the color and shape look like Ivory of elephant. This variety played an histiristical role of fighting hunger in Mugamba region where sweetpotato cultivation was not known at the time.
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