Commodity: Sweetpotato
| Name of variety | Santom pona |
|---|---|
| Commodity | Sweetpotato |
| National Code | GH/Ib/002/15 |
| Origin/Source | Landrace/ Ghana |
| Applicant | CSIR-Crops Research Institute |
| Preferred Ecology | Guinea savannah, Forest-Savannah transition and coastal savannah |
|---|---|
| Pedigree/Line | TIS 84/0320 |
| Year of release | 1998 |
| Year of registry | 2015 |
Plant type: Spreading;
Vine pigment: Green;
Foliage color: Green;
Petiole pigmentation: Green;
Storage root shape: Long elliptic, round (variable);
Storage root skin color: Predominant color , dark cream;
Storage root flesh color: Pale yellow
Potential root yield: 17 tons/ha; early maturing; highfoliage; starch: 70%(DWT); Total sugars: 12. 95 %; Storage root Dry Matter content:34.4%; Storage root carotene content: 618µg/100g; Sweetpotato weevil: Tolerant; SPVD: Tolerant