New Sweetpotato Cultivar 'Akemurasaki' with High Anthocyanin Content

摘要

"Akemurasaki" is a newly released sweet potato cultivar with high anthocyanin content and good appearance, developed by National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region. Performance and local adaptability tests were conducted at prefectural agricultural experimental stations, and anthocyanin content and composition were evaluated by a sweetpotato processor. It was officially registered as "Sweet Potato Norin No. 62" by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in 2005.