Heirloom Variety Trial Report 2012: Sweet Potatoes
In 2012, the Kerr Center horticulture program continued the work begun in the 2010 and 2011 heirloom sweet potato variety trials with another replicated variety trial. This report contains the results of that trial.
Author: George Kuepper, Luke Freeman
Date: 2013
Pages: 13
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