The United Republic of Tanzania

Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

TARI Maruku

Banana Cultivars/Varieties

S/N

VARIETY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

FHIA 23

     · Its potential bunch weight is 80kg

     · It can be cooked or eaten raw

     · It is torelant to drought, banana weevils (insect pest), nematodes and black sigatoka disease

     · Resistant to Fusarium wilt disease

 

2

FHIA 17   

     · Its potential bunch weight is 120kg

     · It can be cooked or eaten raw

     · It is torelant to drought, banana weevils (insect pest), nematodes, and black Sigatoka disease

     · Resistant to Fusarium wilt disease

4

GRAND NAINE

     · Its potential bunch weight is 70 kg

     · It can be cooked or eaten raw

     · It is torelant to drought, banana weevils (insect pest) and nematodes

     · Resist Panama disease (Fusarium wilt)

Newly Released Banana Varieties

S/N

VARIETY NAME

CHARACTERISTICS

1

TARIBAN 1

     · It is a cooking banana

     · Potential bunch weight is 51kg 

     · It is torelant to drought, nematodes, banana weevils and black sigatoka disease

 

2

TARIBAN 2

     · It is a cooking banana

     · Its Potential bunch weight is 52kg

     ·  It is torelant to drought, nematodes, banana weevils and black sigatoka disease

3

TARIBAN 3

     · It is a cooking banana

     · Potential bunch weight is 70kg

     · It is torelant to drought, nematodes, banana weevils and black sigatoka disease

4

TARIBAN 4

     · It is a cooking banana

     · Potential bunch weight is 60kg

     ·  It is torelant to drought, nematodes, banana weevils and black sigatoka disease
















Beans Improved Varieties

NameTrait

Centre and Year of Release

Calima UyoleHigh yieldingTARI Uyole (2011)
Njano Uyole             

-Resistance to disease   

-Market class 

TARI Uyole (2008)  
JESCA

-Early maturing

-Bio-fortified

TARI Selian (1997)
Selian 14

-Climber

-Bio-fortified

TARI Selian (2018)
TARIBEAN 1Drought tolerantTARI Maruku (2020)
TARIBEAN 2Bio-fortifiedTARI Maruku (2020)
TARIBEAN 3Drought tolerantTARI Maruku (2020)
TARIBEAN 4Bio-fortifiedTARI Maruku (2020)
TARIBEAN 5Bio-fortifiedTARI Maruku (2020)

Cassava Improved Varieties

1. TARICASS 1

2. TARICASS 2

3. TARICASS 3

4. TARICASS 4

5. TARICASS 5

6. Mkuranga 1

7. Kipusa

8. Chereko

9. Kizimbani

10. Kiroba

11. Mkombozi

12. Pwani

13. Mkumba

14. Meremeta

15. Kasala

16. Rangi mbili

17. Belinde

18. Suma

19. Nyakafulo

20. Kyaka 

Sweet Potato Varieties

-Mlezi (Ejumla)

-Kakamega

-Mazao (NASPOT 1)

-Polista