Commodity: Yam
| Name of variety | Mankrong-Pona |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Yam |
| National Code | GH/Dr/002/15 |
| Origin/Source | IITA/Ibadan |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal Savannah, forest, Forest-savanna, Transition, Guinea savanna |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | TDr89/02665 |
| Year of release | 2005 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Young Stem colour: Brownish Green;
Mature leaf colour: Dark Green;
Mature leaf tip colour: Dark Green;
Mature leaf: distance between lobes: Intermediate;
Mature leaf: petiole length (cm): 7;
Petiole wing colour: Green With Purple Edges;
Mature leaf-petiole colour: All green with purple at both ends;
Tuber corms: Present;
Corm size: Small and easily separated from tuber;
Cylindrical tuber shape;
no roots on tuber surface; no spines on tuber
Potential yield 70t/ha; Dry Matter: 34.63%; Crude Ash: 3.01%; Crude Fibre: 2.15%; Crude Protein: 8.67%; Water Binding Capacity: 140.74; Swelling capacity: 13.11 ; TTA: 0.45, pH: 6.49; Solubility: 11.33%