Varieties Comparison
No. | Variety | Parentage | Year of Release | Origin | Yield (Tonnes Per Hectare) | Sucrose % | Fibre % | Harvest Age | Disease Reaction |
1. | KEN 82-62 | CO 421 x CO 6415 | 2007 | Kenya | 104 | 12 | 17 | 17-20 | intermediate resistance to smut; susceptible to mosaic virus |
2. | KEN 82-121 | CO 421 x Phil 5460 | 2011 | Kenya | 85-125 | 15.9 | 14 | 15-17 | intermediate resistance to smut |
3. | EAK 73-335 | CP52-68 Melting Pot | 2007 | Kenya | 128 | 13.1 | 14 | 18-20 | intermediate resistance to smut |
4. | D 8484 | B73348 x Polycross | 2007 | Demarara (Guyana) | 126 | 14 | 15 | 14-16 | susceptible to mosaic virus and pokkah boeng; intermediate resistance to smut |
5. | KEN 83-737 | CO 421 x CO 1148 | 2002 | Kenya | 114 | 11.6 | 16 | 16-18 | resistant to mosaic virus; intermediate to smut |
6. | KEN 82-601 | CO 6415 x Phil 5460 | 2011 | Kenya | 90-130 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 15-17 | intermediate resistance to smut |
7. | KEN 82-472 | CO 6415 x Phil 5460 | 2007 | Kenya | 114 | 12.95 | 14 | 17-19 | intermediate resistance to smut and mosaic virus |
8. | KEN 82-216 | Phil 5460 x CO 6415 | 2002 | Kenya | 124 | 12.7 | 15 | 15-19 | intermediate susceptible to smut |
9. | KEN 82-808 | CO 6415 x Phil 5460 | 2002 | Kenya | 118 | 11.5 | 15 | 15-19 | intermediate resistance to smut and mosaic virus |
10. | KEN 82-401 | CO 6415 x Phil 5460 | 2002 | Kenya | 113 | 14.1 | 14 | 15-19 | intermediate resistance to smut and mosaic virus |
11. | KEN 82-493 | CO 6415 x Phil 5460 | 2011 | Kenya | 80-115 | 16.3 | 15 | 15-17 | intermediate resistance to smut and mosaic virus |
12. | N 14 | Imported | Imported | Natal (South Africa) | 95-134 | 13.4 | 16 | 17-19 | intermediate resistance to smut and mosaic virus |
13. | CO 945 | Imported | Imported | Coimbatore (India) | 104 | 13.1 | 15 | 18-20 | resistant to smut and mosaic virus |
14. | CO 617 | Imported | Imported | Coimbatore (India) | 103 | 10.1 | 17 | 17-19 | resistant to mosaic virus; intermediate resistance to smut |
15. | CO 421 | Imported | Imported | Coimbatore (India) | 110 | 12 | 15 | 20-22 | susceptible to smut and mosaic virus |