VSU Orange Sweet Potato (JK 09 25 05): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
VSU Orange is a registered sweet potato variety, also sold or known as JK 09 25 05 or NSIC Sp 35. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2016 as NSIC 2016 Sp35. It takes 105 to 120 days from planting to harvest, with 14 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 JK 09 25 05 or NSIC Sp 35, 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: 105 to 120 days from planting to harvest.
- Yield: 14 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
Key facts about VSU Orange sweet potato
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2016 Sp35 |
| Year approved | 2016 |
| Also known as | JK 09 25 05, NSIC Sp 35, SP 35 |
| Days to harvest | 105 to 120 days |
| Average yield | 14 t/ha |
| Dry matter content | 31.83 |
| Starch content | 61.39 |
| Flesh color | Light Orange |
| Root shape | Oblong |
| Skin color | Cream |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
VSU Orange sweet potato takes 105 to 120 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 14 t/ha trails the average of its group, 15.15. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives 105 days dry season, 120 days wet season.
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?
| Pest or disease | Rating | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Scab | Moderately resistant | Took some damage but held up |
| Weevil | Moderately susceptible | Took clear damage |
It was weak against weevil, so scout for it from the early weeks.
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 the root is like
Its roots have light orange flesh and cream skin. Dry matter is 31.83 percent. A higher dry matter cooks mealy and gives processors more flour or starch from each tonne. The starch content is 61.39 percent.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: 14 t/ha in registry trials, 14.24 t/ha in a 2025 biofertilizer trial.
- Fruit: Cream skin, light orange flesh, oblong roots, dry matter about 31.8 percent.
- Where: All growing regions with fair soil fertility and moisture.
- Uses: Processed products needing high starch and dry matter.
- Moderately resistant to scab.
- Moderately susceptible to weevil.
Why farmers know it: outyielded NSIC Sp 25 and Sp 30 in a 2025 field trial (14.24 t/ha). 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 VSU Orange 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 Sp Cream: 105 to 120 days, 12.27 t/ha, 2016
- Red Wonder: 110 to 115 days, 12.83 t/ha, 1991
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