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| Botanical Name
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Ipomia batatas L.
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| Chromosome No.
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2n = 90
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| Family
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Convolvulaceae
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| Common Name
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Sakarkand/ Mitha Alu
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Sweet potato is cultivated for its sweet root tubers.
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It is mainly used for human food after boiling or steaming, baking or frying and also as animal feed.
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Since roots contain 16% starch and 4% sugar, it is used for production of industrial starch, syrup and alcohol.
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Sweet potato is an important starchy food crop grown in tropical and sub tropical countries.
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In southern part of United States, it is commonly called as Potato and the potato is known as white potato or Irish potato.
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It is spread from tropical America, India, Malaya Archipelago, Pacific Islands, Oceania, South and Latin America to temperate countries like Japan, China, Korea and North America.
Table 1 : State Wise Recommended Varieties of Sweet Potato
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Sweet Potato
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| It is grown as a starchy food crop throughout the tropical, subtropical and frost free temperate climatic zones in the world
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| Latest Production
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: 11.46 Lakh Tonnes
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| Major Producing State
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: Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
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| States/Area
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Varieties
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| Orissa
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Bhuban, Sankar, Gouri
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| Tamil Nadu
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Co 1, Co 2, Co 3, H 41
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| Kerala
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H 41, Sree Nandini, Sree Vardhini
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| Karnataka
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H 41, H 42, Rajendra Sakarkand 5, Rajendra Sakarkand 47
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| Maharashtra
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H 42, Rajendra Sakarkand 35, Varsha
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| Andhra Pradesh
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Kiran, Smrat
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| Bihar
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Rajendra Sakarkand 5, Rajendra Sakarkand 35, Rajendra Sakarkand 47
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| West Bengal
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Rajendra Sakarkand 5, Rajendra Sakarkand 35, Rajendra Sakarkand 43
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