Commodity: Sweetpotato
| Name of variety | Okumkom |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Sweetpotato |
| National Code | GH/Ib/001/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace/ Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | TIS 8266 |
| Year of release | 1998 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Plant type: Spreading;
Vine pigment: Green;
Vine tip pubescence: Heavy;
Foliage color: Mature leaf
colour: Green;
Petiole pigmentation: Green;
Storage root shape: Round Elliptic;
Storage root skin color: Pink;
Storage root flesh color: White
Potential root Yield: 30 tons/ ha; Starch: 65.9 %(DWT); Total sugars: 17.31; Sweetpotato weevil: Tolerant; SPVD: Tolerant; Storage root Dry Matter content: 30.7%. Uses: Ampesi