Commodity: Frafra Potato
| Name of variety | Naachem-Tiir |
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| Commodity | Frafra Potato |
| National Code | GH/Sr/004/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah, Coastal |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | UW022 |
| Year of release | 2019 |
| Year of registry | 2019 |
Plant stature: semi spread;
Growth habit : Multiple stems;
Pigmentation : slightly at the margins of old leaves;
Leaf colour: light yellowish green;
Stem colour: light green;
Flower colour : light purple;
Physiological maturity: 95 days;
Tubers per plant : 117.7; Tuber shape- obovate;
Tuber skin colour- brown;
Resistance to diseases: tolerant;
Dormancy period: 2 months after harvest;
Drought tolerance: tolerant
Average tuber weight: 3.39 g
Potential tuber yield: 20 t/ha; High resistance to Fusarium wilt, tuber rot and foliar diseases; Proximate composition: Moisture (g/100 g): 74.91; Ash (g/100 g): 1.03; Fat (g/100 g): 0.08; Protein (g/100 g): 1.23; Carbohydrate (g/100 g) : 22.86; Energy (kcal/100 g): 96.62; Excellent as flour substitute in the preparation of bread and the following local dishes tuo-zaafi, peeled with pepper and peeled without pepper