Orange Fleshed Sweetpotato For Africa Catalogue 2014

Download or read book Orange-fleshed Sweetpotato for Africa: Catalogue 2014 written by Tumwegamire, S. and published by International Potato Center. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catalogue is a revision of the 1st edition published in 2010 providing a comprehensive update on newly released and near release OFSP varieties in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There are 60 varieties described, 31 more than in 2010. This reflects the tremendous progress made by breeders in the 8 contributing SSA countries to this catalogue. The catalogue is arranged in single pages of information and pictorials for each of the varieties. Each page covers morphological characteristics, root attributes, and other major attributes as well as consumer and processing qualities of a single variety. For information on how to obtain varieties, please contact one of the offices listed at the back of the catalogue or the CIP regional office for SSA in Nairobi, Kenya. The production of catalogue was accomplished with funding from the Sweetpotato Action for Security and Health in Africa (SASHA) project.