AGRONOMIC ATTRIBUTES
SARI-TU-Diedi
Other names: TU-Purple
Female Parent: TU-2-12
Accession Number: CIP 444166
Country of Origin: United States of America
Breeding Status: Breeding Variety
Year of release: 2017
Country(ies) in Use: Kenya
Maturity: 3-Medium maturing (4.5 to 6 months)
Average yield from release document: 14 t/ha
Adapted to low-altitude (< 500 m): Yes
Adapted to mid-elevation (500-1200 m): Yes
Adapted to plateau (1200-1800 m): Yes
Adapted to highlands (>1800 m): Yes
Adapted to unimodal rainfall: Yes
Adapted to bimodal rainfall: No
Virus: 3-High resistance to SPVD
Alternaria: 1-Susceptible to Alternaria
Weevil: 1-Low susceptibility to weevil
GROW CHARACTERISTICS
Plant Type: 3-Spreading (151-250 cm) plant type
Establishment: Easy to establish
Multiplication rate: Fast
Sprouting ability: Prolific sprouting
Flowering ability: Hard to flower
ROOT ATTRIBUTES
Predominant Flesh Color: Strongly pigmented with anthocyanins
Secondary Flesh Color: Absent
Dry matter range: 3-High (29-35 %) dry matter content
Dry matter: 34.5 %
Beta-carotene content: 0 (mg/100g)
Iron range: Low (<2.5 mg/100g)
Sweetness: 2-Intermediate sugary taste
Sugar content raw: 13.43 %
Dual purpose: 3-High dual purpose (R/F >1.5-2.0; HI 60-67%)
WHY BEST BET
Suitable for baked products, diverse utilization, fries, juice and puree
High Dry Matter;
Excellent for ampesi;
Mild sweetness;
Purple-fleshed (contains high anthocyanins)
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