Edorkpo-Munikpa

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Edorkpo-Munikpa

Commodity: Groundnut

Basic Information
Name of variety Edorkpo-Munikpa
Commodity Groundnut
National Code GH/Ah/006/15
Origin/Source CSIR-SARI
Applicant CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea and Sudan savannah ecologies of Ghana
Pedigree/Line F5-derived line selected from a cross between ‘F-mix’ as the female parent and ICGS 66 as the male parent.
Year of release 2005
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Virginia botanical cultivar possessing alternate branching habit.

 It has a spreading-bunch growth habit with medium green leaves.

 Matures in 90 days.

 Yield approximately 2.0 t/ha. 

The pods are typically two-seeded, slightly beaked, and the constriction between the seeds is slight with a 100 seed weight of 65 g. 

The seeds are medium sized with a dark tan testa color.

 Contains 48% oil.

Value for Cultivation and Use

Early maturity and suitable for all ecologies in northern Ghana. Suitable for oil extraction and confectionary products. Moderately resistant to early and late leaf spot infections caused by Cercospora arachidicola S. Hori and Cercosporidium personatum (Berk. & Curt.) Deighton, respectively

Breeders
A. Frimpong
Breeder
F.K. Padi
Breeder
J. Kombiok
Breeder
A. B. Salifu
Breeder
K.O. Marfo
Breeder
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
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