Baligonhon Ube (Baligonon): Characteristics
Baligonhon ube is a traditional ube variety, also sold or known as Baligonon. It is not a registered variety, so the facts here come from its seller and farm sources.
If you came here looking for Baligonon, this is the same ube. The facts below come from its seller and from farm sources, each one listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our ube variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for root crops.
- Type: Traditional.
Key facts about Baligonhon ube
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Breeder or owner | traditional Bohol cultivar |
| Also known as | Baligonon |
| Type | Traditional |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
No day count or trial yield is published for this variety. So ask the seller or your municipal agriculturist for figures from farms near you before you plan a season around it.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit ube fields most often: anthracnose, mealybug, root knot nematode. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Where: Bohol (Ubay, Dauis, Bilar, Inabanga trials) and other provinces.
- Suited to year round planting with DOST propagation methods.
- Named in an 1851 Bisayan Spanish dictionary as Baligonon.
Why farmers know it: a commercial Bohol ube tried alongside Kinampay and Kabus ok in a year round planting project. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Baligonhon ube
Processors pay for a deep purple flesh that stays purple when cooked. Pick a registered variety for color and yield, and plant whole small tubers or setts.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeUbe varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the ube varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Ubi Kinampay
- Villasis 2
- Binato Glan: about 7.5 months, 17.25 t/ha, 1994
- LA 155: about 7.5 months, 15.34 t/ha, 2003
Is Baligonon the same as Baligonhon?
Where can I buy seed of Baligonhon?
See how Baligonhon will do on your farm
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