Chuma is a late-maturing specialty crisp and chip variety released in Malawi in 2011. It features oblong tubers with red smooth skin, yellow flesh, and shallow eyes. Highly resistant to late blight and viruses, it performs best in high rainfall areas and has a long dormancy period (90–120 days) with 21% dry matter.
Characteristics
- Maturity: Late (>120 days)
- Tuber Dormancy: Long (90–120 days)
- Dry Matter Content: 21%
- Disease Resistance: Strong resistance to late blight and viruses
- Plant Habit: Tall with slender stems
- Flowers: Abundant white blooms
- Tuber Shape: Oblong
- Skin: Red, smooth
- Flesh Colour: Yellow
- Eyes: Superficial, shallow