CRI-Essam Bankye

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI-Essam Bankye

Commodity: Cassava

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI-Essam Bankye
Commodity Cassava
National Code GH/Me/010/15
Origin/Source IITA, Ibadan
Applicant CSIR-CRI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Forest, coastal and forest-savannah transition
Pedigree/Line 97/ 3982
Year of release 2005
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Petiole colour: yellowish green;

 Stem colour: light brown; 

Branching habit: intermediate;

Root skin colour: pale orange

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 49 t/ha; 19.8% starch and good for flour

Breeders
G. Ampong Mensah
Breeder
et al
Breeder
CRI, Kumasi
Breeder
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