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2. List of sweet potato cultivars - Wikipedia

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   The sweet potato was first domesticated in the Americas more than 5,000 years ago. [1] As of 2013, there are approximately 7,000 sweet potato cultivars. People grow sweet potato in many parts of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Hawaii, China, and North America. However, sweet potato is not widely cultivated ...

3. Sweet potato - Wikipedia

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   The sweet potato or sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the bindweed or morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable. [3] [4] The young shoots and leaves are sometimes eaten as greens.

4. Tuber - Wikipedia

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   Plants with tuberous roots include the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), cassava, dahlia, and Sagittaria (arrowhead) species. [citation needed] Root tubers are perennating organs, thickened roots that store nutrients over periods when the plant cannot actively grow, thus permitting survival from one year to the next.

5. Different Types Of Sweet Potatoes For Every Favorite ... - AOL

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   Sweet potatoes have firm, sweet flesh, smooth skin, and grow to about 5 to 7 ounces. Yams are not as sweet and have drier, starchier flesh than sweet potatoes. They also have brown, scaly, bark ...

6. Yes, There Is A Big Difference Between Yams & Sweet Potatoes

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   "Sweet potatoes have a starchy texture and sweet flesh," Gavin said. "The major types are grouped by the color of the flesh, not by the skin." In the grocery store, you'll likely see orange, white ...

7. Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia - Wikipedia

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   Taputini, a pre-European cultivar of sweet potato (kūmara) from New Zealand. Sweet potato cultivation in Polynesia as a crop began around 1000 AD in central Polynesia. The plant became a common food across the region, especially in Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand, where it became a staple food. By the 17th century in central Polynesia ...