ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

Plant type            :  Herbaceous and semi erect

Leaf character    :   Leaves are triangular with slight teeth.

                              Immature leaf colour is purple and mature leaf is    

                              green with purple vein pigmentation

Tuber character :   Elliptical shape with purple skin and dark 

                             purple flesh 

Major traits       :  Anthocyanin: (133-157 mg 100g-1 FW) ,

Dry matter (DM)%: 23.24

Starch %: 20.4, Sugar %: 2.28, Potassium(K)% : 0.78

Zinc (Zn) ppm : 20.5 Manganese (Mn) ppm : 93.7

Copper(Cu) ppm: 15.6

Pest and disease:   No major pest or disease.