Table 3. Description of study sites used for screening sweetpotato genotypes for continuous storage root formation and bulking in Uganda.
| Location | Elevation | Temperature | Rainfall | Soil | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (masl) | (°C) | (mm) | pH | OM | K | P | |
| (%) | Cmol/kg | Cmol/kg | |||||
| NaCRRI (2016B) | 1150 | 24–30 | 1400–1600 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.11 | Trace |
| NaSARRI (2016B) | 1140 | 25–32 | 1100–1300 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 0.19 | Trace |
| NaCRRI (2017A) | 1150 | 22–29 | 1550 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 0.76 | 1.66 |
| NaSARRI (2017A) | 1140 | 23–31 | 1150–1350 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.56 | 0.92 |
Note. NaCRRI: National Crops Resources Research Institute; 2016B: 2016 second season; NaSARRI: National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute; 2017A: 2017 first season; masl: meters above sea level; °C: degrees celcius; mm: millimeters; OM: organic matter; K: potassium; P: phosphorus