Bengbie

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Bengbie

Commodity: Soya Bean

Basic Information
Name of variety Bengbie
Commodity Soya Bean
National Code GH/Gm/004/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah, Transition and Coastal Savannah zones
Pedigree/Line
Year of release 1992
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Seed coat colour: Cream (with greenish tinge);

 Hilium colour: light brown; 

1000 seed weight: 94.05± 6.5.

Value for Cultivation and Use

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.

Breeders
B. Asafo Agyei (CSIR-CRI)
Breeder
B. Asafo Agyei (CSIR-CRI)
Breeder
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