Introduction to the Characteristics of the Sweet Potato Variety Guangshu 79

Characteristics: Medium sprouting ability, semi-erect plant type, medium-long vines, medium branching, green young leaves with purple edges, heart-toothed leaf shape, green veins and stems, concentrated tuber formation, medium number of tubers per plant, downward-bulging tuber shape, yellow skin, orange-red flesh, smooth and attractive tuber surface, uniform tuber size, and relatively good storability. Average dry matter rate 28.11%, eating quality score 76.8 points, starch rate 17.29%, carotene content 12.82 mg/100 g fresh tubers. Moderately resistant to sweet potato bacterial wilt. In the autumn of 2004, it participated in the provincial regional trial, and the average fresh tuber and dry tuber yields per mu were 2351 kg and 664.1 kg respectively, increasing by 31.05% and 25.44% compared with the control variety Guangshu 111, with both increases reaching an extremely significant level. In the autumn of 2005, in the repeat trial, the average fresh and dry tuber yields per mu were 2416 kg and 676.6 kg respectively, increases of 22.38% and 16.36%, both reaching an extremely significant level.

Suitable areas: Suitable for planting in paddy fields and dry fields throughout the province.