Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (11): 2249-2257.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20231016

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Breeding and growth characteristics of purple sweet potato cultivar Jinshu 20

YANG Zhijian1,2(), RUAN Miaohong3, LIN Shanshan3, LIN Shiqiang1, LIAO Sufeng1,2, CHEN Xuanyang1,2,4,*()   

  1. 1. Cross-Strait Agricultural Technology Cooperation Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
    2. Key Laboratory of Biological Breeding for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
    3. Seed Center of Fujian Province, Fuzhou 350009, China
    4. Fujian Key Laboratory for Crop Breeding by Design, Fuzhou 350002, China
  • Received:2023-08-28 Online:2025-11-25 Published:2025-12-08

Abstract:

To breed a fresh-market purple sweet potato cultivar combining high anthocyanin content, superior eating quality, wide adaptability and excellent marketability, we crossed the high-yielding, high-anthocyanin cultivar Funingzi No.3 (female parent) with the premium-quality, good-appearance cultivar Jinshu No.3 (male parent). After artificial hybridization and pedigree selection, the new cultivar Jinshu 20 was obtained and officially registered [GPD Sweetpotato (2020) 350069]. Two years of regional trials showed that Jinshu 20 produced an average fresh tuber yield of 33.28 t hm-2, 21.02% higher than that of the control (Funingzi No.3). Its anthocyanin content reached 167.2 mg kg-1, and its eating-quality score was 1.35 points above that of the control. The cultivar formed 5.43 tubers per plant with uniform size and high commercial value, and exhibited resistance to fusarium wilt. Jinshu 20 matures in 135-140 d and is therefore relatively early. Its leaf area index increased slowly at early stages and declined gradually later, indicating high fertilizer tolerance. In sandy soils, the highest yield was achieved with 15 kg pure nitrogen per 667 m2 applied at a N∶P2O5∶K2O mass ratio of 2∶1∶3. These results provided a technical basis for the popularization and application of Jinshu 20 in production.

Key words: purple sweet potato, Jinshu 20, variety breeding, yield, disease resistance, anthocyanin

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