LIU Yenan1，HE Xianbiao1，LIN Feirong2，HUANG Lifei3*，LIU Weiming4*
1Taizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Taizhou 317000，Zhejiang，China；2Seed Development Center of Huangyan District，Taizhou City，Taizhou 318020，Zhejiang，China；3Crop Research Institute，Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Crops Genetics and Improvement，Guangzhou 510640，Guangdong，China；4Taizhou Vocational College of Science & Technology，Taizhou 318020，Zhejiang，China
Abstract：‘Baishiyao 16’ is a new yam variety systematically bred from a white yam variety‘Baishiyao’with local characteristics in Taizhou，Zhejiang．The whole development period is about 180 days．The branching numbers per plant are 3-8．It has leathery leaves with oval shape．Each single plant can bear 1-2 rhizomes without bulbils．The rhizome is of cylindrical shape，and 32.9 cm in length，11.3 cm in diameter．It has brown yellow peel and light yellow flesh．The rhizomes per single plant weigh about 1.6 kg．The contents of starch and soluble sugar are 142 g · kg-1 and 38 g · kg-1，respectively．It cooked with waxy，sweet and good taste．Its resistance to anthracnose is stronger in fields than that of the contrast ‘Baishiyao’．The average yield is about 34.5 t · hm-2．It is suitable for planting in Taizhou，Zhejiang Province，and the other regions with similar ecological conditions．
