Crops-Nsoroma

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Crops-Nsoroma

Commodity: Common Bean

Basic Information
Name of variety Crops-Nsoroma
Commodity Common Bean
National Code GH/Pv/004/19
Origin/Source CIAT-Uganda
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Transition and Forest
Pedigree/Line (SXB743 X MIB499)
Year of release 2016
Year of registry 2019
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Seed coat colour: Red

Seed shape: Kidney shaped

Seed coat patterns: Constant mottled

Helium Colour: White

Colour of standard flower: White with lilac edge

Flower bud per inflorescence: 3

Hypocotyl pigmentation: Purple

Hypocotyl: Red

Leaf Persistence: All leaves dropped

Pod Colour: Pale red stripes on green

Pod Curvature: Slightly curved

Pod Suture String: Stringless

Value for Cultivation and Use

Early maturing (60-65 days after sowing) Tolerant to diseases Grain yield: 1.3 ton/ha

Breeders
J. Y. Asibuo, CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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