Commodity: Soya Bean
| Name of variety | Bengbie |
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| Commodity | Soya Bean |
| National Code | GH/Gm/004/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace/ Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah, Transition and Coastal Savannah zones |
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| Pedigree/Line | |
| Year of release | 1992 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Seed coat colour: Cream (with greenish tinge);
Hilium colour: light brown;
1000 seed weight: 94.05± 6.5.
Days to maturity: 100-110 days; yield: 1.2 -2.8 tons/ha; Moisture (%): 8.42±0.18, Protein (%): 40.85±0.13, Fat (%): 21.05±0.31, Ash (%): 5.54±0.14, Carbohydrates (%): 32.56±0.76, Energy (Kcal/100g): 450.1; Phosphorus (mg/100g): 618.0±2.8, Calcium (mg/100g): 220.6±4.2, Iron (mg/100g): 10.10±0.07.