Variety name

Year of release

Owners and seed source in Uganda

Characteristics (grain colour)

Duration to maturity (days)

Grain yield (Kg/ha)

Special attributes

Serenut 1 Red (S1R)

1995

NARO

Red

100 - 110

2700 - 3700

Virginia, red seeded

Resistant to leaf spot

Tolerant to drought

Good for confectionary

Serenut 2 (S2)

1998

NARO

Tan

100 - 110

2700 - 3500

Virgina, striped

Resistant to groundnut rosette mosaic virus

Tolerant to drought

Good for confectionary

Serenut 3 Red (S3R)

2002

NARO

Red

90 - 100

2500 - 2900

Spanish, red seeded

Resistant to leaf spot

Resistant to groundnut rosette mosaic virus

High oil content, good for butter

Serenut 4 Tan (S4T)

2002

NARO

Pale pink

90 - 100

2500 - 2900

Spanish, tan seeded

Resistant to aphid (Aphis craccivora) vector

of rosette mosaic virus

High shelling

Good for confectionary

Serenut 5 Red (S5R)

2010

NARO

Red

100 - 110

2500 - 3000

Virginia, red seeded

Resistant to groundnut rosette mosaic virus

Tolerant to drought

Short dormancy

Good for confectionary

Serenut 6 Tan (S6T)

2010

NARO

Tan

90 - 100

2500 - 3000

Spanish, tan seeded

Resistant to groundnut rosette mosaic virus

Good for confectionary