CRI-bohye

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI-bohye

Commodity: Sweetpotato

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI-bohye
Commodity Sweetpotato
National Code GH/Ib/010/15
Origin/Source CIP
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah
Pedigree/Line 199062.1
Year of release 2012
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Plant type: Semi-erect;

 Foliage color: Green;

 Petiole pigmentation: Green with purple near leaf; 

Storage root shape: Obvate;

 Storage root skin color: Purple;

 Storage root flesh color: Pale Orange

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential root yield 22 tons/ha, starch 68 % mg/100g (DW); Total sugars: 15.21 %; Storage root Dry Matter content: 31%; Starch content: 68.1% mg/100g (DWT); Storage root beta-carotene content: 5500 µg/100g; Pest reaction: Sweetpotato Weevil: Tolerant; SPVD : Tolerant; Maturity period: 4-5 months; Uses:Ampesi, french fries and fried chunks chips and flour products

Breeders
J. N. Asafu Agyei
Breeder
Kwadwo Adofo
Breeder
CSIR - CRI
Breeder
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