| Name of variety | Abasafitaa |
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| Commodity | Cassava |
| National Code | GH/Me/002/15 |
| Origin/Source | IITA, Ibadan |
| Applicant | CSIR-CRI |
| Preferred Ecology | Coastal Savannah, Forest, Forest Savannah Transition |
| Pedigree/Line | TMS 4(2) |
| Year of release | 1997 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Relatatively short in hieght; low branching; wide open canopy; profuse flowering; colour of mature leaf: greyish green; root tuber: long horizontal; outer skin colour: dark greyish; inner skin colour: light greyish; petiole colour: light greyish; mature stem colour: greyish; interval between the branching: short |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | Maturity period: 12-15 months; mean root yield: 29 35 t/ha; total root dry matter: 35%; is used for starch, flour and gari; tolerant to Cassava Mosaic Virus (CMV). |
| Name |
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| J.A. Otoo |
| et al |
| CSIR-CRI |