Talk:Yacón

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[edit] Culture

I removed some of the text from the Culture section because it sounded too much like a how-to guide. It still seems that way a bit, but I think it's better now. Mycota 19:26, 9 November 2005 (UTC)

The article states that the root contains no calories! This seems a little bit unlikely. Perhaps this should be rephrased to say "... inulin .... so despite the sweet taste the root is not as high in calories as might be expected"

Has any one in the UK grown this before May 1999? I have been informed that a lot of allotment holders grow this —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.155.26.62 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Other references

• C. Boon (2003). Making yacon candy. International Potato Center. Mimeograph, 9 tables, 11 figures, 27 p.
• G. Butler G, D. Rivera (2004). Innovations in Peeling Technology for Yacon. Project Report.. International Potato Center.
• S. Graefe, M. Hermann, I. Manrique, S. Golombek & A. Buerkert (2004). "Effects of post-harvest treatments on the carbohydrate composition of yacon roots in the Peruvian Andes". Field Crops Research 86: 156-165. 
• A. Grau, J. Rea (1997). "Yacon. Smallanthus sonchifolius". M. Hermann and J. Heller (eds) Andean roots and tubers: Ahipa, arracacha, maca, yacon. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops 21: 199-242, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben/International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy. 

• M. Hermann M, I. Freire & C. Pazos (1999). "Compositional diversity of the yacon storage root". Impact on a changing world, Program Report 1997-1998: 425-432, International Potato Center. 

• I. Manrique, M. Hermann, T. Bernet (2004). Yacon - Fact Sheet. International Potato Center. ISBN 92-9060-244-9.  (Also available in Spanish.)

• I. Manrique & M. Hermann (2004). "El potencial del yacón en la salud y la nutrición". XI Congreso Internacional de Cultivos Andinos, Cochabamba, Bolivia. 

• I. Manrique, A. Párraga & M. Hermann (2005). "Yacon syrup: Principles and processing". Series: Conservación y uso de la biodiversidad de raíces y tubérculos andinos: Una década de investigación para el desarrollo (1993-2003) 8B. International Potato Center, Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión, Erbacher Foundation, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.  31 pages. (Available in Spanish.)

• D. Rivera & I. Manrique (2005). Zumo de Yacón - Ficha Técnica. International Potato Center. ISBN 92-9060-251-1. 

• J. Seminario, M. Valderrama & I. Manrique (2003). El yacón: fundamentos para el aprovechamiento de un recurso promisorio. International Potato Center, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Lima, Perú.  60 p.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Knorrepoes (talk • contribs).

I've restored the references with the links commented out. There's no policy that says you can only cite references that are available over the Web. I left them as HTML comments in case CIP restores them or they prove otherwise useful for finding new URLs for them later. Waitak 12:16, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

THE YACON IS PERUVIAN 100% —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.41.216.66 (talk) 17:01, 6 May 2008 (UTC)