| Name of variety | CRI - Hi-Starch |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Sweetpotato |
| National Code | GH/Ib/008/15 |
| Origin/Source | CIP |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah |
| Pedigree/Line | Not known |
| Year of release | 2005 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
| Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability | Plant type: Spreading; Foliage color Green; Petiole pigmentation: Green; Storage root shape: Elliptic; Stortage root skin color : Cream; Storage root skin color : Predominant color:Cream; Storage root flesh color: Cream |
|---|---|
| Value for cultivation and use | High quality sweetpotato starch for industrial uses; high starch yield; potential root yield: 18 tons/ha; starch: 75.15 % (DWT); Total sugars: 10.52 %; Storage root Dry Matter content: 47%; Starch content: 21%; Sweetpotato weevils: Tolerant; SPVD: Tolerant |
| Name |
|---|
| H. K. Dapaah |
| K. Adofo |
| CSIR - CRI |