CRI-Apomuden

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI-Apomuden

Commodity: Sweetpotato

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI-Apomuden
Commodity Sweetpotato
National Code GH/Ib/006/15
Origin/Source CIP
Applicant CSIR-Crops Research Institute
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah
Pedigree/Line Kamala sundari
Year of release 2005
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Plant type: Spreading;

 Foliage color: Green; 

Petiole pigmentation: Green and pigmented close to the leaf;

 Storage root shape: Long Irregular Or Curved; 

Storage root skin color Predominant color: Purple-red with intspersed Cream;

 Storage root flesh color: Orange with yellow; 

Storage root shape variability: Moderately Variable; 

Storage root size variability: Moderately Variable

Value for Cultivation and Use

Excellent for baby: foods and fortification of dairy products (potaghurt); potential root yield 30 ton/ha; starch: 47.01% (DWT): Total sugars: 36.67%; Storage root Dry Matter content: 21.9%; Storage root starch content: 10%; Storage root beta: carotene content: 21846 : 40926µg/100g; Sweetpotato Weevil: Susceptible

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