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sweet potato

vr.tr.sweet-potato · PHY.LIV

Let an agent identify the sweet potato and its varieties, relay cultivation, nutrition, storage and trade information from agricultural and food authorities, and separate it from potato, yam and other roots.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent identify the sweet potato and its varieties, relay cultivation, nutrition, storage and trade information from agricultural and food authorities, and separate it from potato, yam and other roots.

A root vegetable, Ipomoea batatas, a trailing vine of the morning glory family grown for its sweet, starchy tuberous roots in orange, white, purple and yellow types; domesticated in the Americas and now a staple in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, unrelated to the potato and to the yam despite the names used in some countries.

What it is for: Food from its roots and leaves; animal feed and starch.

It can be identify varieties and types; relay cultivation and storage guidance; relay nutrition information in general terms; distinguish it from potato and yam.

Distinguishing features

Morning glory family, not a nightshade

Storage root, not a tuber

Orange types rich in provitamin A

Propagated from slips and cuttings

What it looks like

A trailing vine with heart-shaped leaves and elongated tuberous roots with thin skin and flesh from white to deep orange or purple.

Physical character

root mass: 0.1-2 kg - typical marketed sizes

growing season: 3-5 months

world production: about 90 million tonnes per year - FAO figures; China the largest producer

How it is recognised

Elongated roots with tapered ends and smooth thin skin

Vine with heart-shaped or lobed leaves

Yams have rough bark-like skin; potatoes are tubers of a nightshade

Related models

is a kind of - a storage root crop

root vegetable

is a kind of - a crop

useful plant

is confused with - a different family called sweet potato in some countries

yam

is confused with - an unrelated tuber

potato

In practice

Families and kinds

orange-fleshed varieties such as Beauregard

white and cream-fleshed varieties

purple-fleshed varieties

regional landraces and protected designations

leaf varieties grown as greens

Identifiers

taxon Ipomoea batatas species name

HS code 0714.20 trade classification

Standards and regulation

Codex and national food standards

Plant health rules on propagation material

Protected designations for regional varieties

FAO statistics standards

Failure modes and hazards

Sweet potato weevil and viral diseases

Storage rot and chilling injury

Confusion with yam in trade and recipes

Also called

soknorang sweet potatoowairaka redBeauregardBatata-Doce da MadeiraBatata doce de Aljezur

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.sweet-potato

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What sweet potato this is.

Identity.

Plant

Plant and variety.

Plant

Plant.

  1. What is the sweet potato botanically, and which variety or type is meant? definition
  2. Is the root a sweet potato, a yam or a potato? boundary

Types

Types by flesh.

Types

Types.

  1. How do orange, white and purple types differ in use and nutrition? definition
  2. Which entry fits a specific cultivar? action
Grow Cultivation and storage.

Agriculture.

Cultivation

Growing.

Cultivation

Cultivation.

  1. How is sweet potato propagated, grown and harvested, according to agricultural guidance? provenance
  2. Which entry fits crop production? action

Storage

Curing and storage.

Storage

Storage.

  1. How are roots cured and stored, and what causes losses? provenance
  2. Which entry fits postharvest handling? action
Food Nutrition and use.

Food.

Nutrition

Nutrition.

Nutrition

Nutrition.

  1. What nutrients does sweet potato provide, from food composition sources? measurement
  2. Is the user asking for personal dietary advice, which needs a professional? boundary

Cuisine

Uses.

Cuisine

Cuisine.

  1. How is sweet potato used in cuisines, and what products are made from it? provenance
  2. Which entry fits a specific dish? action
Context Trade and history.

Context.

Trade

Production and trade.

Trade

Trade.

  1. Who produces and trades sweet potato, with figures and sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

History

Domestication and spread.

History

History.

  1. Where was sweet potato domesticated, and how did it reach Polynesia, Africa and Asia, with debates attributed? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should varieties be separate entries?
  • How should FAO statistics be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific cultivars; should they be split off?