| Name of variety | Oboshie |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Groundnut |
| National Code | GH/Ah/015/15 |
| Origin/Source | ICRISAT |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Savannah, forest-savannah transtion, semi deciduous forest |
| Pedigree/Line | ICGV 98412 |
| Year of release | 2012 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Growth habit: Semi-erect; Leaf colour: Light green; Terminal leaf shape: Elliptic; Flowers on main stem; Flower pattern: sequential; Variety with monochrome testa only; Kernel: lack of dormancy; Market types: (Spanish); Leaf colour: Light green; Seed colour: brown; Days to 50% flowering: 26; Days to maturity:105-110; Pod length: 3.98cm; Pod width:1.85cm; Seed length: 2.09; seed diameter:1.20cm; Seeds/pod: 2; Pod beak: Slight; Pod constriction: Moderate; Shelling percentage: 67 |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | Good flavour; Sweet taste; Confectionery; Zinc:2.56(mg/100g); Iron: 3.62(mg/100g); Phosphorus: 848.88(mg/100g); Calcium 448.9(mg/100g); Magnesium: 330.53(mg/100g); % Moisture: 5.59; % Ash :2.48; % Protein: 34.13; % Fat: 46.49; % Fibre: 4.54; % Carbohydrate: 6.78; % WBC :266.15; % Solubility :61.09; Swelling power: 14.95; pH: 6.52; 1000 seed weight: 856 g; Pod yield: 2.6 tons/ha |
| Name |
|---|
| J. Y. Asibuo |
| H.K. Adu-Dapaah |
| S. Amoah |
| S.N.T.T Addy (CSIR-CRI) |