ScS367 Favorita – a sweet potato variety with orange pulp

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the morphological characteristcs and the total and commercial yield of a new variety of an orange-fleshed sweet potato developed by the Epagri/Estação Experimental de Ituporanga Breeding Program called SCS367 Favorita. Its branches are predominantly green, with a litle hairiness and average internodes length. Its leaves are of the lobed type with five moderate lobes and a semi-elliptcal central lobe. The mature leaves’ blade is approximately 10cm long and the color is green as well as that of the ribs. When unripe, it has purple ends, and the petole length varies around 26cm and is also green. The roots have an elongated shape, with light yellow smooth skin. The total yield of this variety reached an average of 37.1t/ha, with 78% of commercial utlizaton and average root weight of 250g. SCS367 Favorita shows great potental for adaptaton in the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil, responding with productvity levels above the state and country average. This variety has roots with orange-colored pulp, indicatng a higher concentraton of beta-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A.