该品种原名8321—18,是我所1974年用晋薯2号作母本,新型栽培种78—7作父本杂交选育而成。1990年经山西省农作物品种审定委员会第16次会议审定,定名为晋薯8号。特性特征生育期120天左右,属中晚熟品种,株型直立,株高60～90厘米,茎秆粗大,枝叶繁茂,复叶大,侧叶及顶小叶均为椭圆形,花呈浅蓝色。薯形圆,薯皮黄色, The variety formerly known as 8321-18, is my 1974 with Jin Shu 2 as the female parent, a new type of cultivated 78-7 parental cross breeding. In 1990 by the Shanxi Crop Variety Approval Committee 16th meeting validation, named Jinshu 8th. Characteristic characteristics Growth period of about 120 days, is a middle-late-maturing varieties, plant type upright, plant height of 60 to 90 cm, stalk thick, lush foliage, compound leaves large, side lobes and apical lobular are oval, flowers were light blue . Potato-shaped circle, potato yellow,