Breeding of new edible sweetpotato variety Chuanshu 233
Chuanshu 233 is a new edible sweetpotato variety bred through hybridization and systematic selection,with Chuanshu 224 as the female parent and Xushu 18 as the male parent.It has a creeping growth habit.The tubers are concentrated and fusiform,with light red skin and light yellow flesh.The single plant tubers number is 5-6.The production test results show that the average fresh sweetpotato yield is 2 509.37 kg/667 m2,and the average dry sweetpotato yield is 577.93 kg/667 m2.Quality analysis and disease resistance testing results show that the dry matter rate is 23.50%.It exhibits resistance to root rot and medium resistance to stem nematode disease and creep-ing disease.It is suitable for planting in southwestern regions.