Table 1.
List of cultivars for the study
| Vernacular name | Scientific name | Type* | Genotype | Collection area/Country | Abbreviation | Grade (mm) | Ripening stage (quantity of products) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MG (11) | HR (16) | FR (8) | |||||||
| Cultivars used for calibration | |||||||||
| Afoto | ‐ | FH | AAB | Kri/CI | af | 39 | ‐ | 1 | 1 |
| Agnrin | Light French | F | AAB | Kri/CI | ag | 29 | ‐ | 1 | 1 |
| Alosso | Horn 1 | FH | AAB | Kri/CI | al | 40 | ‐ | 1 | ‐ |
| Big ebanga | Big ebanga | FH | AAB | Aza/CI | be | 32 | 1 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Corne 1 | Horn 1 | FH | AAB | Aza/CI | co | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dechair | ‐ | FH | AAB | Kri/CI | de | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaki | Horn 5 | FH | AAB | Kri/CI | ka | 29 | ‐ | 2 | ‐ |
| Kpatregnon | ‐ | RH | AAB | Kri/CI | kp | 31 | 3 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Molegna | ‐ | F | AAB | Kri/CI | mo | 24 | ‐ | 1 | 1 |
| N’gretia | French round tip | F | AAB | Kri/CI | ng | 24 | ‐ | 1 | 1 |
| Orishele | Orishele | FH | AAB | Aza/CI | or | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saci | Saci | F/FH | AAB | Aza/CI | sa | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cultivars used for validation | |||||||||
| FHIA 21 | FHIA 21 | Hyb | AAAB | Aza/CI | fh | 33 | ‐ | 1 | ‐ |
| PITA 3 | PITA 3 | Hyb | AAAB | Aza/CI | pi | 34 | ‐ | 1 | ‐ |
| Dominico Harton | Dominico harton | FH | AAB | Mpl/Fr | dh | 38 | 2 | 3 | ‐ |
| Cavendish | Cavendish | D | AAA | Mpl/Fr | ca | 30 | 1 | ‐ | ‐ |
*
type: FH: False horn; F: French; RH: real Horn; F/FH: intermediate between French and False horn; Hyb: Hybrid; D: Dessert; Kri/CI: Krindjabo/Côte d’Ivoire; Aza/CI: Azaguié/Côte d’Ivoire; Mpl/Fr: Montpelier/France; MG: mature green; HR: half ripe; FR: fully ripe