SARCOT 5

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

SARCOT 5

Commodity: Cotton

Basic Information
Name of variety SARCOT 5
Commodity Cotton
National Code GH/Gh/002/15
Origin/Source Landrace/ Ghana
Applicant CSIR-SARI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea & Sudan savannahs, transitional zone
Pedigree/Line Pure line
Year of release 2004
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

First fruiting node: 7.0;

 leaf length: 12.8cm;

 Node/ sympodium: 3.5;

 Petal colour: pale yellow; 

Boll shape: round; 

Boll surface: dimpled; 

No. of locules per boll: 4.1; 

Seeds per boll: 30.3;

 Hairiness: pubescent;

 Plant height: 110cm

Value for Cultivation and Use

Early maturing (less than 145 days) after planting. Excellent lint colour (white)

Breeders
E. B. Chamba
Breeder
M. S. Abdulai
Breeder
A. V. Clottey
Breeder
A.B. Salifu
Breeder
CSIR-SARI
Breeder
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