bhu krishna
Name
Bhu Krishna
Year of Release
2017
Maturity
110-120 days
Yield
18-22 t ha-1
Species
Sweet Potato
Suitable growing region
Odisha
Pedigree
Clonal selection of open pollinated seedling progenies of exotic source
Key traits
  • Semi-compact plant type with green pubescent vine having purple nodes
  • Emerging leaf bright green with purple edge
  • Leaf lobed with sparse flowering and long elliptic tuber with dark purple skin
  • Dark purple flesh containing 90 mg/100g anthocyanin
  • Highly tolerant to weevil and salt stress
  • Extractable starch of 20-21 %
  • Suitable for processing
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