yacon {agricolae}R Documentation

Data Yacon

Description

The yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant native to the Andes, considered a traditional crop in Peru and natural source of FOS, which is a type of carbohydrate that can not be digested by the and the human body that have joined several beneficial properties in health, such as improve the absorption of calcium, reducing the level of triglycerides and cholesterol and stimulate better gastrointestinal function.

Usage

data(yacon)

Format

A data frame with 432 observations on the following 19 variables.

locality
a factor with levels, Cajamarca, Lima, Oxapampa in PERU
site
a numeric vector
dose
a factor with levels F0 F150 F80
entry
a factor with levels AKW5075 AMM5136 AMM5150 AMM5163 ARB5125 CLLUNC118 P1385 SAL136
replication
a numeric vector, replications
height
a numeric vector, plant height, centimeters
stalks
a numeric vector, number of stalks
wfr
a numeric vector, weight of fresh roots, grams
wff
a numeric vector, weight of fresh foliage, grams
wfk
a numeric vector, weight fresh kroner, grams
roots
a numeric vector, matter of dried roots, grams
FOS
a numeric vector, fructo-oligosaccharides, percentaje
glucose
a numeric vector, percentaje
fructose
a numeric vector, percentaje
sucrose
a numeric vector, percentaje
brix
a numeric vector, degrees Brix
foliage
a numeric vector, matter dry foliage, grams
dry
a numeric vector, dry matter kroner, grams
IH
a numeric vector, Index harvest, 0 to 1

Details

Proportion or fraction of the plant that is used (seeds, fruit, root) on dry basis. Part usable in a proportion of total mass dissected. Plant of frijol, weight = 100g and frijol = 50g then, IH = 50/100 = 0.5 or 50 percentaje. Degrees Brix is a measurement of the mass ratio of dissolved sugar to water in a liquid.

Source

CIP. Experimental field, 2003, Data Kindly provided by Ivan Manrique and Carolina Tasso.

References

International Potato Center. CIP - Lima Peru.

Examples

library(agricolae)
data(yacon)
str(yacon) 

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