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Demonstration of Bio-Fortified sweet Potato varieties Bhu Sona, Bhu Krishna and Sree Kanaka varietie


·         Title: Demonstration of Bio-Fortified sweet Potato varieties Bhu Sona, Bhu Krishna and Sree Kanaka varieties.

·         Details of beneficiary

o   Name : Rekha Viswakumar

o   Age: 55

o   Education:Degree

o   land holding: 65cents

o   size of family: Small Family(2 members)

o   Address: ‘Sivadam’,Pullad P O, 689548

·         Area (ha): .20

·         Crop: Sweet Potato

·         Variety: Bio-Fortified sweet Potato varieties Bhu Sona, Bhu Krishna and Sree Kanaka

·         Yield and consumption details

Yield (kg/ha):400


Consumption (gm/day/person):250Form of consumption: Boiled/Steamed/

Nutri Pasta

No. of days consumption in a year: 15-20

·         Success point: Trial cultivation of Bio-Fortified sweet potato varieties

·         Feedback: Nutrition wise bio fortified varieties are the best. As per the sensory evaluation results, bio fortified varieties scored less when compared sweet potato local.