Talk:Jícama
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[edit] size of root
On the website I looked up, the fully mature root weighs 250-1500g. Not 20kg like it says in the article. I read this on this page: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Produce/ProduceFacts/Veg/jicama.shtml Saritamackita 20:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
resource on nutritional information: http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-B00001-01c20hz.html
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Other languages: Tagalog: I don't know the correct spelling but phonetically it's Cincomas (seen-co-maas) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.244.78.22 (talk) 16:53, 3 April 2007 (UTC).
[edit] Spelling
I don't think the accent on the "i" is used in English. Badagnani 18:47, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
I don't think the accent on the "i" is used in English. Badagnani (talk) 09:23, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Growing season
When is it harvested? —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) 19:58, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
It is harvested year round in the tropics--Agrofe 00:42, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Move proposal
As noted on 10 May 2007, the accented "i" is not used in English.
[edit] Bad English confuses the reader and sets a poor example.
Quote: The jicama is one species in the genus Pachyrhizus that is commonly called yam bean, although the "yam bean" sometimes is another name for the jicama. The other, major species of yam beans are indigenous to other parts of the Americas.
The first sentence makes no sense. How about:
The jicama is one species of the genus Pachyrhizus which is commonly called yam bean. In spite of this fact, yam beans in general are sometimes also referred to as jicama.
I can only assume that was what the author meant.
The second sentence is bad English. How about just losing that unnecessary comma? —Preceding 84.172.76.67 (talk) 09:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)heatherceana84.172.76.67 (talk) 09:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)unsigned comment added by 84.172.76.67 (talk) 09:33, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] very poisonous?
the article said: "In contrast to the root, the remainder of the jícama plant is very poisonous; the seeds contain the toxin rotenone, which is used to poison insects and fish."
this is untrue (the article has no references or basis to state this as fact). in the philippines, especially in the ilocos region, we eat the young pods or fruit of the jicama plant. it is edible and used in vegetable stews and salads.
in tagalog and other philippine languages like ilokano, we call it "singkamas".
-- Saluyot (talk) 10:50, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Lectins
Does jicama, like the Common bean (to which it is related), contain lectins, such as phytohaemagglutinin? Badagnani (talk) 03:58, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
