Sree Swathy
  • Year of release: 2014
  • Pedigree: Clonal selection from germplasm
  • Yield: 25 t ha-1
  • Potential yield: 30 t ha-1
  • Maturity: 9 months
  • Suitable growing regions: Kerala

  • Key traits:
    • Climber twining to right with green vine and emerging leaves
    • Cordate leaves with green petiole (base & tip) and purple wings
    • Medium conical to irregular tuber with dark brown skin, yellowish cortex and white flesh colour without browning
    • Drought tolerant and resistant to anthracnose disease caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
    • Good cooking and nutritional quality with medium starch (20.02%), high protein (16.94% DW) and ascorbic acid (6.9mg/100g DW) content