Commodity: Frafra Potato
| Name of variety | Maa-Lana |
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| Commodity | Frafra Potato |
| National Code | GH/Sr/003/19 |
| Origin/Source | Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea Savannah, Sudan Savannah, Coastal Savannah and forest zones |
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| Pedigree/Line | UW020 |
| 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 : 202.3;
Tuber shape: elliptical ;
Tuber skin colour: brown;
Resistance to diseases: tolerant;
Dormancy period: 2 months after harvest;
Drought tolerance: tolerant
Average tuber weight: 3.47 g
Potential tuber yield: 23.6 t/ha; High resistance to Fusarium wilt, tuber rot and foliar diseases; Proximate composition: Moisture (g/100 g): 75.62; Ash (g/100g):1.4; Fat (g/100 g) : 0.07; Protein (g/100 g):1.28; Carbohydrate (g/100 g): 21.9; Energy (kcal/100g): 93.3; Excellent in the preparation of the following local dishes tuo-zaafi, thick porridge and peeled without pepper