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Sweet Potato

26 Ratings: 3.6

A plant with a starchy, sweet tasting tuberous root.

The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet tasting tuberous roots are an important root vegetable (Purseglove, 1991; Woolfe, 1992). The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as … see full wiki

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review by jeanninedavidoff. February 19, 2010

feast on sweet potato

Sweet Potatoes Feast Botanical Name of Sweet Potatoes The botanical name is Ipomea batatus, which makes them family of the Morning Glory. Growing Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes grow easily from slips and roots. If you keep the roots in a closed box, the shoots will appear after a few days. Slips should be about 30 cm long. Press them firmly into the soil. Keep the slips moist while they are developing. Keep the crop moist, but not waterlogged. Sweet Potatoes … more

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