Sunny Red

[CHARACTERISTICS] Skin is red and flesh is orange. Long and spindle shaped. Contains high levels of carotene and dry matter. The eating quality is more excellent than "Benihayato." Excellent yield and resistance to root-knot nematode. However, storage is a little difficult. [APPLICATIONS] Suitable for processed foods, especially flour. In addition, it is also suitable for table use and shochu brewing. [EXAMPLES OF PROCESSED FOODS] Bread, noodles, confectionery made from Sunny Red flour.

Data of Characteristics

1. Advantages	2. Disadvantages
High-carotene content High dry matter content. Strong resistance to root-knot nematode	Under mulch cultivation, tubers tend to become longer. Slightly low storage ability.

3. Characteristics comparison

Characteristics		Sunny Red	Benihayato	Kokei No. 14
Tuber shape		Long and spindle shaped	Spindle shaped	Spindle shaped
Tuber skin color		Red	Red	Red
Tuber flesh color		Orange	Orange	Yellowish white
Tuber appearance		Medium	Better	Medium
Brix of steamed sweetpotato (%)		4.3	3.9	4.0
Resistance to diseases and insect pests	Black rot disease	Slightly weak	Medium	Slightly weak
	Root-knot nematode	Strong	Slightly strong	Slightly weak
	Root-lesion nematode	Meduim	Medium	Medium
Storability		Somewhat difficult	Somewhat easy	Medium

4. Harvest findings

	Sunny Red		Benihayato		Kokei No.14
Cultivation area characteristics(year)	Harvest kg/a	Dry cut rate(%)	Harvest kg/a	Dry cut rate(%)	Harvest kg/a	Dry cut rate(%)
Cultivation area(1993-1996)
Standard cultivation	197	32.1	148	25.0	187	32.2
Early-harvest mulch cultivation	172	32.5	108	26.4	162	32.6
Long-term mulch cultivation	287	31.3	248	24.7	-	-

5. Quality characteristics (cultivation area)

		Sunny Red	Benihayato	Kokei No.14
Carotene content (1994-1996) mg/100 g dry matter
Standard cultivation		34.2	44.2	-
Early-harvest mulch cultivation		29.2	37.1	-
Long-term mulch cultivation		42.1	54.3	-