Crops - Agbeyeye

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Crops - Agbeyeye

Commodity: Groundnut

Basic Information
Name of variety Crops - Agbeyeye
Commodity Groundnut
National Code GH/Ah/005/19
Origin/Source CSIR-CRI
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Savannah, forest-savannah transition, semi deciduous forest, Coastal savannah
Pedigree/Line Chinese x Azivivi
Year of release 2019
Year of registry 2019
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Flowering: general pattern Sequential;

 Flowering pattern main stem: Sequential; 

Market type: Spanish;

 Growth habit: Semi-erect;

 Plant branching: Medium; 

Maturity: Early (90-95 days);

 Leaflet size: Medium;

Leaflet colour: Light green; 

Pod constrictions: Medium; 

Pod surface texture: Medium;

 Pod kernel Number: Medium(Mostly 2),

 Pod Beak Prominence: Medium Prominent;

 Pod beak shape: Curved,

 Pod length: 28.10mm;

 Pod width: 13.40mm;

 Kernel colour: Monochrome(brown);

 Kernel shape: Spherical;

 Kernel size: Medium;

 Kernel dormancy: Absent;

 Kernel Length: 13.40mm;

 Kernel Width: 8.00mm; 

100 kernel weight: 48.20g;

 1000 Kernel weight: 451.00g

Value for Cultivation and Use

% Moisture: 6.63%; Ash: 2.12%; Protein: 32.68%; Fat: 47.75%; Fibre: 1.59%; Carbohydrate: 9.23; Pod yield: 2.3 t/ha; High Biomass: 4.2t/ha

Breeders
J. Y. Asibuo
Breeder
CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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