Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania

Taasisi ya Kuthibiti Ubora wa Mbegu

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Vumilia
Jina
Vumilia
Zao
Sweet potatoes (Ipomea batatas L.)
Mwaka wa Usajili
2000
Registrant / Applicant
ARI Ukiriguru
Production Altitude and Range
800-2000
Maeneo Yanayo Faa
Mwanza, Kagera, Shinyanga, Tabora
Grain Yield
10.0-20.0
Distinctive Characters
Plant type: Spreading, Vine predominant mature colour: Green, Vine tip pubescence: Sparsed, Mature leaf shape: Lobed, Leaf shape of mature lobe: Elliptic, Storage root shape: Oblong, Storage root skin colour (predominant): Cream, Storage root flesh colour (predominant): Cream, Storage root arrangements: Closed cluster
Special Attributes
Moderately resistant to sweet potato feathery mottle virus, sweet potato sunken vein virus and sweet potato mild mottle virus, Moderately resistant to weevils.