AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
Tanzania
Accession Number: CIP 440166
Country of Origin: Uganda
Breeding Status: Landrace
Year of release: 1995
Country(ies) in Use:
Burundi, Malawi (Kenya);
Ghana (CRI-Sauti);
Tanzania (Simama);
Zambia (Chingovwa)
Maturity: 2-Early maturing (3.5 to 4.5 months)
Average yield from release document: 18 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: 2-Medium resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 2-Medium resistance to Alternaria
Weevil: 3-Susceptible to weevil
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 2-Semi-erect (75-150 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Weak sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Pale Yellow
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 3-High (29-35 %) dry matter content
Dry matter: 32 %
Beta-carotene content: 2.02 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sugar content raw: 10.2 %
Dual purpose: 2-Low dual-purpose (R/F >1.0-1.5; HI 50-60%)
WHY BEST BET
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