Toondana

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Toondana

Commodity: Soya Bean

Basic Information
Name of variety Toondana
Commodity Soya Bean
National Code GH/Gm/002/19
Origin/Source CSIR-SARI/ IITA
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Savannah-Forest Transition, Forest, Coastal Savannah
Pedigree/Line TGX 1989- 20F
Year of release 2019
Year of registry 2019
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Growth pattern: Indeterminate;

 Leaf type: trifoliate;

 Pubescence: dense, light brown and erect;

 Corolla colour: white; 

Matured pod colour: brown; 

Number of pods per peduncle: seven (7);

 Number of seeds per pod: predominantly two (2);

 Branching: four (4) branches per plant on average;

 Seed coat colour: yellow.

Value for Cultivation and Use

Large seed size. It has desirable yield component traits such as high number of branches per plant, high number of pods per peduncle and large seed. It is resistant to lodging. It is resistant to the soybean rust disease and other diseases. It has promiscuous nodulation with soil rhizobia and a potential yield of 3.5t/ha.

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