FPS Available Sweet Potato Cultivars
Cultivars
Proprietary Cultivars - The following cultivars are available from FPS only by permission of the proprietor/patent holder.
| Cultivar | Proprietor/ Patent Holder* |
|---|---|
| Beauregard 04 | Sweet Potato Council of California |
| Bellevue | *Louisiana State University AgCenter |
| Bonita | *Louisiana State University AgCenter |
| Burgundy | *Louisiana State University AgCenter |
| CA O'Henry | Sweet Potato Council of California |
| Diane | Sweet Potato Council of California |
| Murasaki-29 01 | *Louisiana State University AgCenter |
| Stokes Purple | *A.V. Thomas Produce, Inc. |
Public Cultivars
FPS is pleased to announce that 16 heirloom sweetpotato cultivars are now available. These cultivars were procured from the USDA Plant Genetics Resources Conservation Unit (PGRCU) in Griffin, Georgia. They were preemptively treated by microshoot tip therapy to remove known and unknown viruses, and tested by graft index on Ipomoea setosa and qPCR.
More information about each cultivar is available on the USDA GRIN website. Enter the Plant Introduction number (PI) in the search field.
| Cultivar | Grin PI # |
|---|---|
| Bugsbunny | PI 538349 |
| Carogold | PI 566615 |
| Centennial | PI 566619 |
| Georgia Jet | PI 566627 |
| Hernandez | PI 566632 |
| Kekori | PI 564147 |
| Margarita | PI 564161 |
| Molokai Purple | PI 641934 |
| Okinawa Purple | PI 645582 |
| Purple | PI 573297 |
| Seon-Mi | PI 585070 |
| Sweet Red | PI 566658 |
| Usquillano | PI 531157 |
| Viola | PI 538348 |
| Waimanalo | PI 573294 |
| Yellow sunflower | PI 508521 |
Other publicly available cultivars:
- Blackie
- Golden Sweet
- Jersey
- Red Rose