Chemical Composition of Tuberous Roots and Leaves of Yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. et Endl.) H. Robinson]

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41610/07:23616

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Chemical Composition of Tuberous Roots and Leaves of Yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. et Endl.) H. Robinson]

Original language description

Yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. et Endl.) H. Robinson] a native tuberous plant of the Andes, belongs to the family Asteraceae, is cultivated for its tuberous roots and medicinal infusions obtainable from the leaves. It is very rich in phenolic components with strong antioxydant activities. Most of tuberous root biomass is constituted by water usually almost 70% of the fresh weight. When grown under its native climatic conditions yacon tuberous roots contain saccharides, especially oligofructans(with favourable effect on diabetes), form 70?80% of dry weight (d.w.), otherwise protein contents range between 0.3?3.7% d.w. The overground part of yacon contains a great amount of proteins (up to 25% d.w.) and can be used like forage. Yacon was introduced in Czech Republic 11 years ago, where at the present time it is cultivated successfuly. It reaches relatively high yields of biomass: up to 34 t ha-1 of tuberous roots, t/ha of overground part, 14 t ha-1 of fresh leaves and 2 t ha-1

Czech name

Chemické složení kořenových hlíz a listů jakonu [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. et Endl.) H. Robinson]

Czech description

Yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. et Endl.) H. Robinson] a native tuberous plant of the Andes, belongs to the family Asteraceae, is cultivated for its tuberous roots and medicinal infusions obtainable from the leaves. It is very rich in phenolic components with strong antioxydant activities. Most of tuberous root biomass is constituted by water usually almost 70% of the fresh weight. When grown under its native climatic conditions yacon tuberous roots contain saccharides, especially oligofructans(with favourable effect on diabetes), form 70?80% of dry weight (d.w.), otherwise protein contents range between 0.3?3.7% d.w. The overground part of yacon contains a great amount of proteins (up to 25% d.w.) and can be used like forage. Yacon was introduced in Czech Republic 11 years ago, where at the present time it is cultivated successfuly. It reaches relatively high yields of biomass: up to 34 t ha-1 of tuberous roots, t/ha of overground part, 14 t ha-1 of fresh leaves and 2 t ha-1

Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

CC - Organic chemistry

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2007

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

Utilisation of diversity in land use syatems: Sustainable and organic approaches to meet human needs:International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development; book of abstracts/Tropentag 2007 Witzenhausen

ISBN

3-86727-372-3

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Number of pages

1

Pages from-to

165-165

Publisher name

Cuvillier Verlag Göttingen

Place of publication

University of Kassel, Centre for International

Event location

Witzenhausen, Germany

Event date

Oct 9, 2007

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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