Performance of sweet potato genotypes in Brazilian regions.

The average yield of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in Brazil is below the crop potential, and appropriate cultural practices and more productive cultivars are needed to improve crop yield. The Beauregard sweet potato cultivar, originally from the United States, has shown high productive p...

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Autores: MELLO, A. F. S., SILVA, G. O. da, NUNES, M. U. C., CELESTINO FILHO, P., SILVA, W. B., MOITA, A. W., CARVALHO, J. L. V. de, NUTTI, M. R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da EMBRAPA (Repository Open Access to Scientific Information from EMBRAPA - Alice)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br:doc/1138445
Acceso en línea:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1138445
https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-992X-2021-0082
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cultivar Beauregard
Cultivar Olho Roxo
Cultivar Ourinhos
Batata Doce
Ipomoea Batatas
Plant adaptation
Biofortification
Sweet potatoes
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Sumario:The average yield of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) in Brazil is below the crop potential, and appropriate cultural practices and more productive cultivars are needed to improve crop yield. The Beauregard sweet potato cultivar, originally from the United States, has shown high productive potential. This study evaluated the performance of features of agronomic importance of the Beauregard cultivar in comparison to local cultivars and eight sweet-potato clones in Brazilian regions. For that purpose, two sets of experiments were carried out. The first set evaluated eight sweet potato clones and cultivars Beauregard, Olho Roxo and Ourinhos in Brasília?DF and Itabaiana?SE using as criteria two foliage and six root traits. In the second set, two sweet potato clones (9 and 75), and Beauregard, Brazlândia Branca and Canadense cultivars were evaluated in Piacatú?SP, Brasília-DF, PAD-DF, Canoinhas-SC and Altamira-PA, for the traits: commercial, non-commercial, and total yield. Beauregard presented little foliage production but great root yield across the different environments. Since it has low dry matter content, acceptance of this cultivar may be limited in some regions. None of the sweet potato clones showed stable yield to justify a commercial launch.