yacon {agricolae} | R Documentation |
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.
data(yacon)
A data frame with 432 observations on the following 19 variables.
locality
site
dose
F0
F150
F80
entry
AKW5075
AMM5136
AMM5150
AMM5163
ARB5125
CLLUNC118
P1385
SAL136
replication
height
stalks
wfr
wff
wfk
roots
FOS
glucose
fructose
sucrose
brix
foliage
dry
IH
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.
CIP. Experimental field, 2003, Data Kindly provided by Ivan Manrique and Carolina Tasso.
International Potato Center. CIP - Lima Peru.
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