Chitukuko

Accession Number: CIP395015.6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18730/P7C1Y
Female Parent: CIP393083.2
Male Parent: CIP391679.12
Breeding Status: Potato Varieties
Year of release: 2011
Country of Release: Mozambique

DESCRIPTION

Resistance to Late blight

MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS

Predominant tuber skin color: 6 = Red
Tuber skin secondary color: 0 = Absent
Predominant tuber flesh color: 2 = Cream
Tuber flesh secondary color: 0 = Absent
General tuber shape: 3 = Ovoid
Unusual tuber shape: 0 = Absent
Tuber shape depth of eyes: 3 = Shallow

STRESS TRAITS

Resistance to Late Blight (LB): 3=R = Resistant

AGRONOMIC TRAITS

Tuber yield: 28.52 Tn / Ha
Adaptability: Highland tropics
Growing period in lowland: 2=M = Medium
Growing period in highland: 2=M = Medium
Dormancy Period (DLS) Lowland: 90 days
Dormancy Period (DLH) Highland: 90 days

POST HARVEST CHARACTERISTICS

Flavor: 5 = Very good
French Fries: 1=Excellent
Texture of tuber after cooking: Moderately dry
Cooking quality: 1=A = Totally solid and firm
After cooking darkening: 1 = Light
Chipping color: 1 = Light
Percentage Dry Matter: 21 %

NUTRITIONAL TRAITS

Fe (mg/kg, dry weight basis): 21.14
Zn (mg/kg, dry weight basis): 15.15

TUBER

 

CGIAR Region Country CIP Number Variety name Year of formal release
ESA Malawi CIP395015.6 Chuma 2011
WCA Angola CIP395015.6 Rosa 2014
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