'Aikomachi', a new sweetpotato cultivar with good appearance and high confectionery quality
2016
Takada-Ohara, A. | Kumagai, T. | Kuranouchi, T. | Nakamura, Y. | Fujita, T. | Nakatani, M. | Tamiya, S. | Katayama, K.
The new sweetpotato cultivar 'Aikomachi' was developed by NARO Institute of Crop Science in 2012, and was registered in 2014. It is a progeny derived from a cross between 'Quick Sweet' and 'Kankei 107'. The storage root has a good appearance. The skin color is dark reddish-purple, and the flesh color is light yellow. The average weight of storage root is slightly lower than that of 'Beniazuma', whereas the yield is comparable. 'Aikomachi' is resistant to southern root-knot nematode and black rot. The steamed root has a good taste with high sweetness. Since little blackening is observed after cooking and the dry matter content is high, it is suitable to be used for Imo-youkan (solidified sweetpotato paste) and Daigaku-imo (sugar-glazed sweetpotato fry), which is traditional Japanese confectionery.
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