CIP381381.9
| CGIAR Region | Country | CIP Number | Variety name | Year of formal release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESA | Madagascar | CIP381381.9 | Marotia | 1999 |
DESCRIPTION
Rukinzo
Accession Number: CIP381381.9
Breeder Code: LB-III
Female Parent: CIP378493.915
Male Parent: PRECOZ BULK
Breeding Status: Potato Varieties
Year of release: 1993
Country of Release: Burundi
Is resistant to late blight. It has a long growing period with semi-erect plant habit and pale white flowers. It is adapted to short days and cool tropical climate. Tubers are compressed with pale yellow flesh. Rukinzo is good as a table potato.
MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS
Predominant tuber skin color: 5 = Pink
Tuber skin secondary color: 0 = Absent
Predominant tuber flesh color: 3 = Pale Yellow
Tuber flesh secondary color: 0 = Absent
General tuber shape: 1 = Compressed
Unusual tuber shape: 0 = Absent
Tuber shape depth of eyes: 3 = Shallow
STRESS TRAITS
Resistance to Late Blight (LB): 3=R = Resistant
Potato Virus X: 1=ER = Extreme Resistance
Potato Virus Y (PVY): 5=S = Susceptible
Potato Leaf Roll Virus (PLRV): 6=HS = Highly Susceptible
Root Knot Nematode: 2=MR= Moderately Resistant
AGRONOMIC TRAITS
Tuber yield: 33.33 Tn / Ha
Growing period in lowland: 2=M = Medium
Growing period in highland: 2=M = Medium
POST HARVEST CHARACTERISTICS
Oil absorption rate (%): 36 %
Cooking quality: 2=AB = Solid
After cooking darkening: 4 = Dark
Flesh color after cooking: 4=LYE = Light Yellow
Chipping color: 3 = Moderately dark
Percentage Dry Matter: 22 %
NUTRITIONAL TRAITS
Fe (mg/kg, dry weight basis): 23.32
Zn (mg/kg, dry weight basis): 32.53
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