Commodity: Cassava
| Name of variety | Ampesi hemaa bankye |
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| Commodity | Cassava |
| National Code | GH/Me/001/19 |
| Origin/Source | Volta Region, Ghana |
| Applicant | GAEC-BNARI & UCC |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal savannah, Forest-savannah transition and Forest agro-ecologies |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | GAEC12 / 7GHO008002 |
| Year of release | 2019 |
| Year of registry | 2019 |
Cassava mosaic disease : resistant;
Root flesh colour: white;
Apical leaf colour: purplish green;
Petiole colour : purple;
Shape of the central leaf lobe : elliptic lanceolate;
Foliar scars on the stem : semi-prominence;
Branching habit : dichotomous;
Stem colour : greenish yellow;
Outer root colour : light brown;
Root constriction: few to none;
Root shape: cylindrical;
Root colour (inner/cortex) : yellow;
Pulp colour : white
Maturity: 12 MAP; the rate of emergence: 97%; Potential root yield at 12MAP: 22 t/ ha; Dry matter: 40.0%; Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD): resistant; Cyanogenic potential: 34.71ug g-1; Uses: Ampesi fufu starch, flour