AVOYELLES
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AVOYELLES was released by Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a light rose to copper skinned, orange flesh sweet potato. A typical inflorescence of Avoyelles has one cluster of three, five or seven flowers per peduncle. Individual flowers are about 2.7 cm long from the base of the calyx, and the corolla is 3 cm wide at the opening. peduncle. Individual flowers are about 2.7 cm long from the base of the calyx, and the corolla is 3 cm wide at the opening. Avoyelles is highly resistant to Southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). It is susceptible to fusarium wilt, Guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii), bacterial soft rot, and rhizopus soft rot. Grower observations indicate excellent transplant survivability in hot and dry conditions in comparison to Beauregard and Orleans. The variety has value given its ability to yield substantially after 90-100 days. US PLANT PATENT
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