Eskamaye

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Eskamaye

Commodity: Cassava

Basic Information
Name of variety Eskamaye
Commodity Cassava
National Code GH/Me/005/15
Origin/Source IITA, Ibadan
Applicant CSIR-SARI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea Savannah
Pedigree/Line 91/02327
Year of release 2003
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Potential root yield 16-23t/ha and have high yield at both 8 and 12 MAP;

 Dry Matter content: 33%;

 Gari swelling ability: High;

 Poundability: not poundable in the dry season;

 Uses: Tuo Zaafi, gari,

 flour and starch

Value for Cultivation and Use

Storage root surface texture - Rough. Stem colour is greenish grey.

Breeders
Cecil Osei
Breeder
Cecil Osei
Breeder
et al
Breeder
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
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