Crops-PION

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Crops-PION

Commodity: Groundnut

Basic Information
Name of variety Crops-PION
Commodity Groundnut
National Code GH/Ah/003/19
Origin/Source CSIR-CRI
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Savannah, forest-Savannah transtion, semi deciduous forest, Coastal Savannah
Pedigree/Line Aprewa x Azivivi
Year of release 2019
Year of registry 2019
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Growth habit: Semi: Erect; 

Flowering pattern: Sequential; 

Market type: Spanish;

 Leaf colour: Light green; 

Pod constriction: Shallow;

 Pod surface texture: Medium;

Seeds/ Pod: 2 ; 

Beakness: Inconspicuous;

 Pod beak shape: Curved;

 Pod length: 28.10mm;

 Pod width: 13.40 mm;

 Kernel colour: Tan;

 Kernel shape: Spherical; 

Kernel size: Medium;

 Kernel dormancy: Absent;

 Kernel Length:13 mm;

 Kernel Width: 8 mm;

Value for Cultivation and Use

% Moisture: 5.94; % Ash: 2.09; % Protein: 33.32; % Fat: 44.52; % Fibre: 1.8; % Carbohydrate: 12.33; 1000 Seed weight: 464g; Pod yield: 2.8 t/ha; Maturity: Early (90 days)

Breeders
J. Y. Asibuo
Breeder
CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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