![]() ![]() The former are mainly conserved vegetatively in pots in greenhouses or screenhouses or under in vitro culture. The CIP genebank contains 6855 accessions of Ipomoea batatas (4616 landraces and 2239 improved cultivars and breeding materials) and 1171 accessions of 67other Ipomoea species. Sweet potato was probably domesticated more than 5000 years ago, in either South America or Central America, with recent evidence suggesting the latter (Rossel et al 2001). More than 133 million tonnes of sweet potato are produced globally per year, more than 95% in developing countries ( The most common names for this plant in Latin America are batata, camote, boniato, batata doce, apichu and kumara. Sweet potato is the world’s seventh most important food crop, after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava. It has a vine system that expands rapidly and horizontally along the ground.Īlthough its growth habit is mainly prostrate, it varies from erect and semi-erect to spreading. Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) is a herbaceous, perennial plant belonging to the Convolvulaceae family. 9 pp.īefore reading the regeneration details for this crop, read the general introduction that gives general guidelines to follow by clicking here. CGIAR System-wide Genetic Resource Programme, Rome, Italy. The information on this page was extracted from: View regeneration guidelines in full (in PDF)Īlso available in the following languages:
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