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Compare UNICA vs Kufri Tejas vs Belete
Side-by-side: origin, year, region, uses, and trait descriptions — sourced from CIP, USDA, ICAR-CPRI, AHDB, and primary breeder catalogues.
Selected (3/4)
Shared attributes
All 3 used for all-purpose
Classification
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Origin
Peru / CIP (2002)
India / ICAR-CPRI (2018)
Ethiopia / CIP (2009)
Year released
2002
2018
2009
Region
Andean / Native
South Asia
Africa
Best uses
All-purposeFrying / Fries
All-purposeFresh market
All-purposeFrying / Fries
Description
Heat- and drought-tolerant. Released in Peru, now grown commercially in 13+ Chinese provinces as Qingshu 9.
Heat-tolerant variety bred for late-season 30-35°C tolerance in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
CIP-Ethiopia variety. Major commercial variety across Ethiopian highlands.
Methodology: Variety attributes aggregated from CIP Lima genebank, ICAR-CPRI catalogue, EU Common Catalogue, USDA PVPO, AHDB, NIAB, NAK Netherlands, Potato Pedigree Database, and primary breeder releases (CAAS, EARO, BARI, INTA, EMBRAPA, IHAR-PIB, VNIIKKH). Year fields populated only where the release date is well-documented across sources.