| 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 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | 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 |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | 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 |
| Name |
|---|
| J. A. Otoo |
| CSIR - CRI |