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Sweet potato
Scientific name: Ipomoea batatas
Family Convolvulaceae · Genus Ipomoea
Field cropsGujarat / bagicha priority
Care snapshot
Warm-season root crop grown from healthy vine cuttings. Use loose, well-drained soil, provide moisture during establishment, and monitor roots and foliage for weevils and leaf-feeding pests.
Draft seed — not medical or emergency advice. Human review pending.
Crop details
- Season
- Warm-season planting; timing depends on rainfall and irrigation
- Days to harvest
- 90–150 days
- Main pests
- Sweet potato weevil, vine borers, leaf-feeding caterpillars
- Main diseases
- Fusarium wilt, soft rot, black rot, viral diseases
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