Commodity: Sweetpotato
| Name of variety | Faara |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Sweetpotato |
| National Code | GH/Ib/004/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace/ Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | TIS 3017 |
| Year of release | 1998 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Plant type: Extremely Spreading;
Foliage color: Mature
leaf color: Green;
Immature leaf color: Yellow Green;
Petiole pigmentation: Green with purple throughout;
Storage root shape: Long Elliptic;
Storage root skin color: Storage root flesh color: White;
Vine pigment: Green;
Foliage color Mature leaf color: Green
Immature leaf color: Green;
Petiole pigmentation: Green;
Storage root shape: Long elliptic, round (variable);
Storage root skin color: dark cream;
Storage root flesh color: Pale yellow
Potential root yield: 22 tons/ha; starch: 70.21 % (DWT); Total sugars: 13.90 %; Storage root Dry Matter content: 34.4%; Storage root carotene content: 618µg/100g; Sweetpotato Weevil: Tolerant; SPVD: Tolerant; Uses: Fried chips and Ampesi