Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the world’s important food crop and is a major food crop in developing countries (Woolfe, 1992). Sweet potato ranks as the world’s seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley, and cassava (CIP,2000; FAO,2002). Sweet potato is mainly produced in marginal soils in low-input subsistence farming systems of developing countries where it is a major food crop and it is consumed in large quantities (Woolfe, 1992; Grüneberg et al., 2005) and an important staple food crop in Rwanda. It is quickly becoming an important supplementary staple in Eastern and Southern part of the Africa continent (Tumwegamire, 2004). The importance of sweet potato in daily Rwandan diets has to be underlined and sweet potato is one among the two most important crops: common beans and sweet potato, that help so much in the traditional foods of many Rwandese …show more content…
The leaves and the rest of the plant may work wonders for balancing out blood sugar making great for diabetics.
According to research, camote tops can counter attack the downfall of platelet count of anyone hit by dengue fever. The body’s immune system is thus revived, making dengue become helpless against the body’s natural defenses. With the help of camote tops, the body enables to heal itself.
The sweet potato comes with different types or varieties. These are the purple fleshed sweet potato, white fleshed sweet potato, and yellow fleshed sweet potato and the ordinary sweet potato. Although these varieties of sweet potato came from the same family, the Convolvulaceae family which has the scientific name Ipomoea batatas but they differ somehow with their nutritional content and skin color. In this study, we aim to compare the ability of each of the different types of the sweet potato which literally and obviously differ in their skin color in increasing the platelet count more
Student ID: 23137443 The Human Desire of Control Michael Pollan uses the potato to address the idea of control, in particular, whether we have control over nature or it has control over us. Potatoes were first found in South America growing in the Andes. The ancestors of the Incas lived in that area and were the first known humans to cultivate these potatoes for human consumption (Pollan 131). When settlers came to the New World, they marveled at these new crops that grew from spuds and shipped them back to Europe.
Yellow fever is a horrible disease for those who begin to show symptoms, and while that number is low, of those who do become ill 50% die; only after having two rounds ...
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Potatoes have become a staple to the diet of humans.They have become so popular since they come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and tastes. They are also cheap and easy to grow, and they taste delicious! Potatoes have changed the course of history in several ways. Who knew that potatoes, just a starchy vegetable, could have helped shape the world in so many ways. First, the Irish Potato Famine killed a million people and caused another million to move out of Ireland. Second, soldiers in the United States army were able to eat potatoes throughout the war. Third, they prevented a famine from occurring in England after there was not a sufficient amount of crops going to sustain the country's cries for food. Many people wonder if potatoes have
The only part of the plant that is consumed is the flower or bud. The stem and leaves of the plant can be broken down to make other materials. From this plant we could create consumer textiles, industrial textiles, paper, building materials, food, industrial products, and hygiene product... ... middle of paper ... ... just over half of all drug arrested in the States.
Is an important extract that contain the glucose were the body is in needed to form energy.
Janick. J. (2011). Center for New Crops & Plant Products - Department of Horticulture and
With the rapid growth of our global population pouring into the next millennium, we will witness an ever-growing hunger rate around the world. That is unless we call for a revolution on the global scale. The Green Revolution which already sprouted in the early part of the century only need to add a bit more momentum and we will see a bright future for the human race, a future without hunger and starvation ¡V hopefully.It is becoming increasingly difficult for the planet to support its overwhelming population. And since the amount of arable land available is becoming scarce, we must seek ways to dramatically improve crop yields of existing cropland.
Domesticated potatoes were once all belong to one botanical species, Solanum tuberosum; it included thousands of varieties that had diversity in size, shape, color and other characteristics. The potato was first domesticated in the South America Andes, then the Puritans who took Mayflower arrived the land and the First Nations taught them about potatoes. Then the sailors went back to Europe and people started to plant potatoes in Spain, England, France, and many other countries in Europe. Later, potatoes were spread into Africa by the colonists. The crop was once believe to be poisonous by the local farmers who refused to plant them. However, the colonists persuaded the farmers and introduced potatoes as a low-price and high-production crop in substitute of wheat and rice.
World Food Programme. (2013). Comprehensive food security and vulnerability analysis (CFSVA): Uganda. Retrieved from http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp256989.pdf
The Potato And Its Societal Effects The potato had a great effect in Europe during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. The potato was a part of the Agricultural Revolution that took place during this time. The Agricultural Revolution not only had a great impact on agriculture, but society as well. This revolution caused an increase in population.
According to scientists, genetically engineering crops contributes to their quality. Crops that have been genetically modified to have a particular trait can decrease the amount of herbicides needed for growing that crop. Additionally, genetically modified (GM) crops can help third world countries, where malnutrition is common. For example, to help diminish nutrient deficiencies in developing countries, “plans were underway to develop a golden rice that also has increased iron content”(Whitman 2). In addition, GM crops can be modified to be able to “withstand the environmental challenges of drought, disease, and insect infestation” (Swenson 1). Growing GM crops can also result in fruits and vegetables that stay fresh for a prolonged period of time and taste better.
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They are an excellent source of vitamin C, manganese, folate and potassium, as well as various antioxidants and plant compounds.