CRI - Ogyefo

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI - Ogyefo

Commodity: Sweetpotato

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI - Ogyefo
Commodity Sweetpotato
National Code GH/Ib/007/15
Origin/Source CIP
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah
Pedigree/Line Not known
Year of release 2005
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Plant type: Spreading;

 Foliage color: Green;

 Storage root shape: Long irregular or curved;

 Storage root surface defects: Absent; 

Storage root cortex thickness: Intermediate;

 Storage root skin color: Pink;

 Storage root flesh color: White

Value for Cultivation and Use

Excellent starch properties; potential root yield 20 tons/ha; starch: 74.13 % (DWT); Total sugars: 10.06 %; Storage root Dry Matter content: 40.1%; Starch content: 12.4%; SPVD: Tolerant

Breeders
H. K. Dapaah
Breeder
K. Adofo
Breeder
CSIR - CRI
Breeder
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