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Characteristics and traits of the sweet potato variety SL-9

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SL-9 is the newest variety introduced from the United States. It has a medium-short vine type, with entire leaves and no lobes, heart-shaped. The leaves and veins are dark green, the tubers are spindle-shaped, the tuber skin is dark red, and the tuber flesh is extremely white. It sets tubers early and in a concentrated manner, with a high rate of marketable tubers and uniform tubers, producing five or six tubers per plant. Spring-planted sweet potatoes yield an average of 7.8 tons per 667 sq m, with a maximum of 8.9 tons, while summer-planted sweet potatoes yield an average of 4.5 tons per 667 sq m, with a maximum of 5.05 tons per 667 sq m. It contains 2.7% sugar, 1.34% crude protein, and 1.1

SL-9 is the newest variety introduced from the United States. It has a medium-short vine type, with entire leaves and no lobes, heart-shaped. The leaves and veins are dark green, the tubers are spindle-shaped, the tuber skin is dark red, and the tuber flesh is extremely white.

It sets tubers early and in a concentrated manner, with a high rate of marketable tubers and uniform tubers, producing five or six tubers per plant. Spring-planted sweet potatoes yield an average of 7.8 tons per 667 sq m, with a maximum of 8.9 tons, while summer-planted sweet potatoes yield an average of 4.5 tons per 667 sq m, with a maximum of 5.05 tons per 667 sq m. It contains 2.7% sugar, 1.34% crude protein, 1.11% fiber, 23%-25% starch, and a drying rate of 37%. The starch is extremely white and glistening, making it the most ideal new variety for developing starch processing at present.

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