Obolo

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Obolo

Commodity: Groundnut

Basic Information
Name of variety Obolo
Commodity Groundnut
National Code GH/Ah/013/15
Origin/Source ICRISAT
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Savannah, forest-savannah transtion, semi deciduous forest
Pedigree/Line ICGV 97049
Year of release 2012
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Growth habit: semi-erect;

 Market type-Spanish; 

Leaf colour-Light green;

 Days to 50% flowering: 25; 

Flowering pattern : Sequential; 

Kernel lacks dormancy; 

Leaf shape: Cuneate;

 Pod diameter:1.8 cm; 

Pod length: 3.8 cm; 

Seed colour: tan;

 Seeds/pod: 2;

 Seed length:1.9; 

Seed diameter- 0.9;

 Pod width : 3.8 cm; 

Seed length :1.9cm; 

Seed width: 0.9 cm;

Pod beak: Slight;

 Pod constriction-Moderate;

 Shelling percentage: 70

Value for Cultivation and Use

Zinc 2.79 (mg/100g); Iron 5.11 (mg/100g); Phosphorus 933.29(mg/100g); Calcium 384.77(mg/100g); Magnesium 777.73(mg/100g); % Moisture 5.3; % Ash 2.74; % Protein 28.6; % Fat 48.06; % Fibre 6.99; % Carbohydrate 8.3; % WBC 237.82; % Solubility 62.3; Swelling power 10.9; pH-6.61; 1000 seed weight -808g;; Pod yield-2.7 tons/ha;

Breeders
J. Y. Asibuo
Breeder
H.K. Adu-Dapaah
Breeder
S. Amoah
Breeder
S.N.T.T Addy (CSIR-CRI)
Breeder
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