CRI-Ampong

NATIONAL CATALOGUE OF CROP VARIETIES 2019

CRI-Ampong

Commodity: Cassava

Basic Information
Name of variety CRI-Ampong
Commodity Cassava
National Code GH/Me/015/15
Origin/Source IITA, Ibadan
Applicant CSIR-CRI
Cultivation Details
Preferred Ecology Forest, coastal and forest-savannah transition.
Pedigree/Line TMS 270
Year of release 2010
Year of registry 2015
Variety Traits
Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability

Petiole colour: purple;

 Stem colour: greyish brown.

 Mean ht: 219.5 cm.

 Root skin colour: deep brown

Value for Cultivation and Use

Potential yield: 45 t/ha; Dry matter: 36%, Resistant to Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV), good for flour, starch and poundable

Breeders
J. Manu-Adueni
Breeder
G. Ampong Mensah
Breeder
CRI, Kumas
Breeder
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