CRI-Bankye Hemaa

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI-Bankye Hemaa

Commodity: Cassava

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI-Bankye Hemaa
Commodity Cassava
National Code GH/Me/011/15
Origin/Source IITA, Ibadan
Applicant CSIR-CRI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Forest, coastal and forest-savannah transition.
Pedigree/Line 97/ 4414
Year of release 2005
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Petiole colour: purple; 

Stem colour: brownish orange; 

Branching habit: low branching;

 Root skin cololur: greyish orange

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 48 t/ha; 21% starch and good for fufu and bakery products

Breeders
G. Ampong Mensah
Breeder
et al
Breeder
CRI, Kumasi
Breeder
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