What is the Difference Between a Sweetpotato and a Yam Revised 9/93 -- Author Reviewed 1/98 HIL-23A Jonathan R. Schultheis and L. George Wilson Extension Horticultural Specialists Department of HorticulturalScience North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service North Carolina State University Several decades ago, when orange-fleshed sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States, ...

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Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South Dr. Mary Peet, NCSU Home Sweetpotato Sweetpotatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are perennial dicots in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae) which are cropped as annuals. Sweetpotatoes should not be confused with yams which are monocots in the family Dioscoreaceae. Yams are grown as a staple in many tropical countries, but are seldom grown in ...

Common name: sweetpotato weevil scientific name: Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Introduction - Distribution - Life Cycle and Description - Host Plants - Natural Enemies - Damage - Management - Selected References Introduction Sweetpotato weevil is the most serious pest of sweet potato, not only in the United States, but around the world. It causes damage in ...

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SWEET POTATO AND A YAM Several decades ago when orange flesh sweet potatoes were introduced in the southern United States producers and shippers desired to distinguish them from the more traditional white flesh types. The African word nyami referring to the starchy, edible root of the Dioscorea genus of plants was adopted in its English form, yam . Yams in the U.

Index | Search | Home Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Syn.: Ipomoea fastigiata Choisy Convolvulaceae Sweetpotato, Camote Source: James A. Duke. 1983. Handbook of Energy Crops. unpublished. Uses Folk Medicine Chemistry Toxicity Description Germplasm Distribution Ecology Cultivation Harvesting Yields and Economics Energy Biotic Factors References Uses Cultivated mainly for the tuber, used as vegetable, ...