Registration of Simbo (CIP-313033.06) Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Variety

Abstract

The name Simbo was given to newly release common names for the potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) variety with the pedigree names of CIP-313033.06 which was developed by Bore Agricultural Research Center. The genotypes were introduced from Sinana and Holeta Agricultural Research Center and evaluated in order to select high yielding, disease resistant/tolerant and stable potato genotypes. Thus, fourteen (14) potato genotypes were evaluated in multi-location trial for two consecutive years (2022/23-2023/24) during ‘belg’ cropping season. From tested genotypes, Simbo (CIP-313033.06) was higher in marketable tuber yield, stable in performance and resistance to major potato diseases and also based on other desirable characteristics of internal and external quality traits. The Simbo potato variety gave means marketable ranged from 43.18 to 45.12 t/ha on research field and 50.61 to 51.66 t/ha on farmers field and it showed 50.88 to 55.35% marketable tuber yield advantage over the standard checks, respectively. Accordingly, based on field evaluation recommendation by the NVRC members technical committee and other specialists potato variety Simbo was officially released in February 18/2025 for production in areas ranging from mid to high altitude in Guji zone and areas having similar agro-ecologies of Ethiopia.