NEW VARIETIES FINDINGS

MALANG, 30/12 - NEW VARIETAS TEM. M. Jusuf (58) exhibits a new variety of sweet potatoes named Beta-1 and Beta-2 in the trial garden, Baltkabi (Balai Research Plant Nuts and Umbi-umbian) Department of Agriculture, Malang, East Java, Wednesday (30/12). The new variety of sweet potatoes is able to produce 25,6 tons per hectare and contains a high level of libraries: 12.032 micrograms of 100 grams and have a high sugar level 8,18 percent so it is very useful for food industry. ANTARA/Ari Bowo Holypto/ed/nz/09.