Plant Inventory No. 202, Part I, - The Germplasm Resources ...

PI 566621-continued
origin: United States, developed: S.A. Harmon, origin
institute: Georgia Agr. Exp. Sta., Georgia Coastal Plain
Exp. Sta., Tifton f Georgia United States, cultivar:
COASTAL SWEET, pedigree: Unknown parentage, other id:
S-I. other id: Skid-a-Way. remarks: Root shape
fusiform. Skin color copper to copper-red or rose varying
with soil types. Flesh bright orange. Texture good.
Stores well. Good to excellent in baking tests. Tolerant
to mildly susceptible to nematodes. Cultivar. Seed.
PI 566622. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. batatas
Sweet potato
CONVOLVULACEAE
Donated by: Texas Agr. Exp. Sta., Texas A&M University, Overton,
Texas 75684, United States; and Oklahoma State University.
Received March 01, 1993.
origin: United States, developed: D.R. Paterson, M.C.
Fuqua, D.R. Earhart, J.E. Motes, origin institute: Texas
Agr. Exp. Sta., Texas A&M University, Overton, Texas
74078 United States, cultivar: CORDNER. pedigree:
Unknown parentage, other id: Grif 1015. group: Grif.
remarks: Roots chunky, slightly tapered at each end. Skin
smooth, bronze color. Flesh orange. Vines trailing with
medium internodes. Stems and leaves green. Leaves medium
size, heart shaped. High yield, good sprout production.
Excellent baking and canning quality. Resistant to
fusarium wilt or stem rot, and southern root-knot
nematode. Some insect resistance. Susceptible to soil
rot. Cultivar. Seed.
PI 566623. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. var. batatas
Sweet potato
CONVOLVULACEAE
Donated by: Louisiana Agr. Exp. Sta., Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Received March 01, 1993.
origin: United States, developed: J.C. Miller, J.J.
Mikell, T.P. Hernandez, J.F. Fontenot. origin institute:
Louisiana Agr. Exp. Sta., Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70893 United States, cultivar:
EARLYPORT. other id: L-240. remarks: Vigorous growing,
viny type plant similar to Unit 1 Porto Rico. Roots moist
or soft fleshed type, blocky shape, smooth, medium-large
size. Skin copper. Flesh orange. Selected for earliness
and high yielding abiltiy. Keeps well in storage. Good
plant producer. Not resistant to wilt or soil rot.
Cultivar. Seed.
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