ConsumptionConsumption of I. batatas is becoming widespread and their popularity is growing, leading to increasing demand for fresh and processedFresh and processed products consumer products. The sweet potatoSweet potato has a varietyVarieties of uses, ranging from consumptionConsumption of fresh root tubersRoot tuber or leavesLeaf to processing into animal feedAnimal feed, starchStarch, flourFlour, pastaPasta, natural dyesNatural dyes, candyCandy, beerBeer or alcoholAlcohol and biofuelBiofuel, to decorative, ornamental useOrnamental use. The wide phenotypic and genetic variabilityGenetic variability of this speciesSpecies indicates its great adaptability to diverse environmental conditions. To date, genetic engineeringGenetic engineering has improved the yield of I. batatas, resulting in better yields, improved resistanceResistance to biotic and abiotic stressesAbiotic stress, and increased nutritional valueNutritional value The tissue cultureTissue culture technique has been proposed as a route to the economic production of vegetatively propagated crops such as sweet potatoSweet potato. Through rapid in vitro propagationIn vitro propagation, disease-free materialDisease-free material is obtained. Such a method represents potential for plant breedersPlant breeders and could help in hybridizationHybridization and commercial reproductionCommercial reproduction of sweet potatoSweet potato hybrids. I. batatas does not yet have a complete and well-described genome of it. Several transcriptome sequencingTranscriptome sequencing studies have been published to date. 54 bHLH, 12 R2R3-MYBR2R3-MYB transcription factors and 111 WD40 transcription factorsWD40 transcription factors have been identified. These TF families have previously been associated with flavonoid pathwaysFlavonoid pathways. 2293 new I. batatas transcripts were discovered, representing a 4% increase, relative to currently deposited transcripts in the NCBI nucleotide db. 65 new I. batatas transcription factorsTranscription factors were predicted according to their GO orthologsOrthologs. Sweet potatoSweet potato is facing a serious challenge due to viral diseasesViral diseases and infestationsNematode infestations of pestsPest, nematodes and virusesViruses that limit I. batatas tuberTubers production. Genetically modifiedGenetically modified varieties sweet potatoSweet potato varietiesVarieties with increased toleranceTolerance to many diseases are desirable.