Sweet potato

Common name: Sweet potato

Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas

Family: Convolvulaceae

Varieties: Co 3, Co CIP 1, Sree Nandini, Sree Vardhini, Kiran, Sree Bhadra, Sree Rethna, Gouri and Sankar

Soil: Sweet potato can be grown in loamy soil with a pH range of 5.6 - 6.6. It requires a warm and moist climate.

Season: June – July and September are highly suitable for planting.

Planting: Plant the terminal vine cuttings (80,000/ha) at 20 cm spacing.

Irrigation: Irrigate is done before planting, again on 3rd day and there after once in a week. Stop irrigation one week before harvest.