Jitihada
Jina
Jitihada
Zao
Sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2000
Registrant / Applicant
ARI Ukiriguru
Production Altitude and Range
0-2000
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Mwanza, Kagera, Shinyanga, Tabora
Grain Yield
10.0-25.0
Distinctive Characters
Plant type: Semi-compact, Vine predominant mature colour: Green, Vine tip pubescence: Moderate, Mature leaf shape: Lobed, Leaf shape of mature lobe: Linear (narrow), Storage root shape: Oblong, Storage root skin colour (predominant): White, Storage root flesh colour (predominant): white, Storage root arrangements: open cluster
Special Attributes
Moderately resistant to sweet potato feathery mottle virus, sweet potato sunken vein virus, and sweet potato mild mottle virus, Moderately resistant to weevils.