Introduction to the Black Sweet Potato Variety Black Potato King No. 1
This variety is a new high-yield black sweet potato variety recently introduced from Hong Kong, China by the Guangdong Institute of Biotechnology. The vines grow about 1.3 m long. It sets tubers early and in a concentrated way. The tubers are spindle-shaped and contain 24-26% starch. The skin is purple-black and the flesh is jet black. When cooked, it is richly aromatic, soft, sweet, mealy and sandy, and is rich in selenium and iodine. It yields about 80% more than Chuanshan Purple, with a yield of 3000-7000 kg per mu and 3000-3500 plants planted per mu.
This variety is a new high-yield black sweet potato variety recently introduced from Hong Kong, China by the Guangdong Institute of Biotechnology. The vines grow about 1.3 m long. It sets tubers early and in a concentrated way. The tubers are spindle-shaped and contain 24-26% starch. The skin is purple-black and the flesh is jet black. When cooked, it is richly aromatic, soft, sweet, mealy and sandy, and is rich in selenium and iodine. It yields about 80% more than Chuanshan Purple, with a yield of 3000-7000 kg per mu and 3000-3500 plants planted per mu.