Assessment of Production and Utilization Practices of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas L.) in Sidama Region, Ethiopia

Table 3

Sweet potato production management in the study site.

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Orange-fleshed sweet potato cultivars were used
Kulfo	239	65.7
Tulla	118	32.4
Alamura	7	1.9
Sweet potato planting material conservation method
Plant on soil embankment	25	6.9
Plant after harvest	13	3.6
Left on-farm	300	82.4
Do not conserve	26	7.1
Use of recommended spacing
Yes	285	78.3
No	79	21.7
Types of fertilizer they use
Organic	108	29.7
Inorganic	47	12.9
They did not use any fertilizer	198	54.4
The integration of both	11	3.0
Types of beds they use
Ridges	246	67.6
Flats	118	32.4
Land-use type
Pure stand	302	83.0
Intercropping	62	17.0
Important orange-fleshed sweet potato pests in the area
Disease	113	31.0
Insect	211	58.0
Weed	40	11.0
Disease control strategies they used
Cultural	18	4.9
Chemical	312	85.7
Both	31	8.5
None	3	0.8