Afisiafi

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

Afisiafi

Commodity: Cassava

Basic Information
Name of variety Afisiafi
Commodity Cassava
National Code GH/Me/001/15
Origin/Source IITA, Ibadan
Applicant CSIR-CRI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology All agro-ecologies in Ghana
Pedigree/Line TMS 30572
Year of release 1993
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Petiole colour: light green; 

mature leaf: green; 

branching: open branching; 

outter skin of root: pale redish brown; 

root spread: horizontal; 

cooking ability: not poundable; 

wider adaptation; 

young stem: light green; 

mature stem colour: greenish brown; 

tuber texture: rough; 

shape: cylindrical

Value for Cultivation and Use

Maturity period: 12-15 months; mean root yield: 28 35 t/ha; total root dry matter: 32%; is used for starch, flour and gari; tolerant to Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV).

Breeders
J.A. Otoo
Breeder
et al
Breeder
CSIR-CRI
Breeder
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