VSp 6 Sweet Potato (Super Bureau): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
VSp 6 is a registered sweet potato variety, also sold or known as Super Bureau. The Philippine Seed Board approved it in 1988. It takes 110 to 115 days from planting to harvest, with 22.37 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Super Bureau, this is the same sweet potato. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our sweet potato variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: Land preparation for root crops.
- Days to harvest: 110 to 115 days from planting to harvest.
- Yield: 22.37 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
Key facts about VSp 6 sweet potato
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | Philippine Seed Board |
| Year approved | 1988 |
| Also known as | Super Bureau |
| Days to harvest | 110 to 115 days |
| Average yield | 22.37 t/ha |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
VSp 6 sweet potato takes 110 to 115 days from planting to harvest. That is about the average of the 26 sweet potato varieties with a day count, 114.5 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 22.37 t/ha beats the average of its group, 15.15. It sits in the top quarter of its group. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives 110 to 115 days.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit sweet potato fields most often: root knot nematode. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 18.73 to 26.01 t/ha in registry trials.
- Fruit: Yellow orange flesh with vitamin A.
- Where: Central Luzon (Tarlac).
- Uses: Feed, starch, sweetpotato powder, sold fresh in Central Luzon markets.
- Registered in 1988 with the Philippine Seed Board.
- One of only five of 48 clones found tolerant to viruses in Central Luzon tests.
- Registry notes high moisture, recommended for feed and starch rather than table use.
Why farmers know it: widely adopted by Central Luzon farmers and the market benchmark other kamote varieties are compared against there, grown on the large Moncada, Tarlac cooperative farm. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant VSp 6 sweet potato
Pick by use and market: yellow or orange flesh for snacks and fries, purple for processing, white for boiling. Weevils are the main enemy, so plant clean cuttings and harvest on time.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeSweet potato varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the sweet potato varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- UPL Sp 16: 105 to 120 days, 14.11 t/ha, 2016
- UPL Sp 17: 105 to 120 days, 13.55 t/ha, 2016
- VSU Orange: 105 to 120 days, 14 t/ha, 2016
- VSU Sp Cream: 105 to 120 days, 12.27 t/ha, 2016
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