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New butternut for farmers
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New butternut for farmers
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Barbara nut is a new, healthier and tastier kind of butternut (curcurbita moschata) that no small-scale farmer should ignore. A new hybrid with high beta-carotene content and superior flavour has recently been introduced from South Africa. The nut shows a yield potential of up to 35 per cent more than the known open-pollinated selections. This can be attributed to its ability to produce butternuts over a longer period of time. It is now becoming popular in the regional markets of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia, and has promising export opportunities outside the region. Currently, production - estimated in thousands of tonnes per year is catching on in southern Africa, but the plant has difficulty adapting to being away from its softer, native climate. From the consumer point of view, its popularity lies in consumer friendliness. It stores well, can be cooked in numerous ways and is easy to process, into baby pre-packs, soups, baking and fritters. The fruit has green stripes with the typical butternut backgrounds Barbara nut is a new, healthier and tastier kind of butternut (curcurbita moschata) that no small-scale farmer should ignore. A new hybrid with high beta-carotene content and superior flavour has recently been introduced from South Africa. The nut... |
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2014-10-16T09:06:11Z
2014-10-16T09:06:11Z 2002 |
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News Item
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CTA. 2002. New butternut for farmers. Spore 97. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46423 |
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en
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Spore;97
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CTA
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Spore
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