Identifiers

Accession number:

CGN24485

Accession name:

Atropo (Twi); RNL 265

Crop (and subcrop type):

eggplant (group macrocarpon, macrocarpon)

Population type:

Land variety

SMTA status

SMTA needed:

Yes

Classification

Genus:

Solanum

Species:

macrocarpon

Sub-taxon:

Origin information

Collecting number:

BUNSO.81/GH 276

Country of origin:

Ghana

Collection site:

Bepoase-Adukrom

Latitude / Longitude:

6.067 / -0.083, uncertainty 5000 meter

Altitude (m):

309

Collecting date:

19821022

Donor institute:

Instituut voor de Veredeling van Tuinbouwgewassen, Wageningen, Netherlands

Donor number:

IVT 657

Other numbers:

MM 10197; RNL 265

Origin address:

IPGRI mission to Ghana/Togo, Holloway, Lester & Ayensu, Crops Res. Inst., Bunso, Ghana

Origin type:

Backyard

Other information

DOI:

10.18730/10GBW
https://doi.org/10.18730/10GBW

Observations

Plant characteristics

growth height

small

tall

branching height

low

high

Stem characteristics

stem thickness

thin

thick

Leaf characteristics

leaf hairiness

few

many

leaf prickles

absent

many

leaf size

small

large

length/width ratio

1

2

leaf lobing

weak

strong

leaf surface convexity

flat

convex

Flowering characteristics

flower insertion height

2_4

flowering time begin

early

late

flowers per inflorescence

1

>12

flower color

pale violet

stigma length

included

exerted

calyx anthocyanin content

absent

high

calyx prickels

absent

many

Fruit characteristics

5_10

6_7

<=1

rounded

none

fruit surface roughness

smooth

rough

fruit section shape

circular, no gr.

immat.fruit color pattern

uniform

mature fruit color

yellow

immature fruit color intensity

light

dark

fruit gloss intensity

dull

shiny

flesh color

intermediate

fruit flesh density

spongy

dense

Yield characteristics

fruits per inflorescense

2_3

Pictures

The following pictures are available for this accession.

39 flowers (2007).jpg

39 plant (2007).jpg

39 ripe fruits (2007).JPG

39 unripe fruits (2007).JPG