Commodity: Sweetpotato
| Name of variety | CRI-Apomuden |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Sweetpotato |
| National Code | GH/Ib/006/15 |
| Origin/Source | CIP |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | Kamala sundari |
| Year of release | 2005 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Plant type: Spreading;
Foliage color: Green;
Petiole pigmentation: Green and pigmented close to the leaf;
Storage root shape: Long Irregular Or Curved;
Storage root skin color Predominant color: Purple-red with intspersed Cream;
Storage root flesh color: Orange with yellow;
Storage root shape variability: Moderately Variable;
Storage root size variability: Moderately Variable
Excellent for baby: foods and fortification of dairy products (potaghurt); potential root yield 30 ton/ha; starch: 47.01% (DWT): Total sugars: 36.67%; Storage root Dry Matter content: 21.9%; Storage root starch content: 10%; Storage root beta: carotene content: 21846 : 40926µg/100g; Sweetpotato Weevil: Susceptible