Attention on promising sweet potato varieties for starch use: 'Dawonmi·Chojeon 8-ho'

Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Jeong Chan-sik) has developed promising varieties 'Dawonmi' and 'Chojeon 8-ho' for domestic starch sweet potatoes, aiming to expand production and increase self-sufficiency. Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute held a 'Field Adaptation Test Evaluation Meeting for Starch Sweet Potato Promising Varieties' in Hamyang-eup, Hamyang-gun, in collaboration with the Rural Development Administration on October 30. The evaluation compared and assessed the growth characteristics and yield of 'Dawonmi' and 'Chojeon 8-ho', which were bred for starch use by Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute, and 'Mokpo 123-ho', which is under development by the Rural Development Administration. 'Dawonmi' is a starch sweet potato variety with high starch content, excellent yield, and processing suitability. It completed variety protection registration in 2025 and is currently under contract cultivation in 23 hectares in the Gyeongnam region. ...