Wanjiku

Accession Number: CIP393371.157
Female Parent: CIP387170.16
Male Parent: CIP389746.2
Breeding Status: Potato Varieties
Year of release: 2017
Country of Release: Kenya

DESCRIPTION

Resistance to Late blight

MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS

Predominant tuber skin color: 1 = White- cream
Tuber skin secondary color: 5 = Pink
Predominant tuber flesh color: 2 = Cream
Tuber flesh secondary color: 0 = Absent
General tuber shape: 6 = Oblong
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: 3=R = Resistant
Potato Virus Y (PVY): 3=R = Resistant

AGRONOMIC TRAITS

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

Texture of tuber after cooking: Moderately dry

NUTRITIONAL TRAITS

TUBER

 

Continent Country CIP Number Variety name Year of formal release
WCA Nigeria CIP393371.157 Juriya 2023
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