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Title: NOTICE OF RELEASE OF LIBERTY, A MULTIPLE PEST-RESISTANT DRY-FLESHED SWEETPOTATO

Author
item Bohac, Janice
item Jackson, D
item MULLER, J. - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
item SULLIVAN, M. - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
item DUKES, SR., P. - DECEASED

Submitted to: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Cultivar Release
Publication Type: Germplasm Release
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/15/2003
Publication Date: 12/15/2003
Citation: Bohac, J., Jackson, D.M., Muller, J.D., Sullivan, M.J., Dukes, Sr., P.D. 2003. Notice of release of Liberty, a multiple pest-resistant, dry-fleshed sweetpotato. USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Washington DC, and South Carolina Agriculture Extension Service, Clemson, SC.

Interpretive Summary: This is a Germplasm Release, no Interpretive Summary Required.

Technical Abstract: The Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the South Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Research System, Clemson University, have developed a new sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] cultivar named Liberty. Liberty is a Boniato-type sweetpotato that exhibits multiple resistances to insects and nematodes. These resistances and its attractive storage roots with a scarlet skin color and cream flesh color make Liberty a desirable cultivar for markets that prefer a dry, mild-flavored sweetpotato. The new cultivar is also suitable for organic growers and home gardeners.