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-The sweet potato, or more scientifically, Ipomoea batatas, is a herbaceous perennial vine that has white and purple flowers, large nutritious storage roots and heart-shaped lobed leaves.
When most people see sweet potatoes sitting on the shelf at the local grocery store, they don’t see the impact that this organism has had on today’s world. Whether it is lack of awareness or appreciation, sweet potatoes don't seem to receive the credit that they deserve for their excellence. But where exactly did this organism originate? Why is it so popular among developing countries? The past decade has proven to be the first global effort to understand this plants full potential as a food, but how else can this organism be used? Want the answers to these questions? Keep reading!!
History
Along side the question of what this plant can do for the world, scientists still seem to be asking where this super plant came from. It is popular belief that Ipomoea batatas, or common name “Sweet Potato,” was domesticated over 5000 years ago. According to published work from the International Potato Center, it is still unclear whether this took place in South America or Central America. The International Potato Center consists of a team of scientists from 25 countries who seek to achieve food security in developing countries through scientific research on white potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other tuber and root crops. In contrast, more recently published work from the Library of Congress states that the earliest cultivation records of the sweet potato date to 750 BCE in Peru. Both sources suggest that the plant was first introduced into China in early 1600’s by Portuguese explorers. Because it’s planting material can be multiplied greatly from very few roots and its distinguished adaptability, the sweet potato spread quickly throughout Asia, Latin America, and Africa during the 17th and 18th centuries. The sweet potato strains date from the first voyage of Columbus in 1492, which resulted in the introduction of West Indian sweet potatoes in Europe. The wild ancestor of the sweet potato still has not been identified.
Sweet Potato Crops
Because this plant has been domesticated for so long, it has evolved features that have turned it into a perfect crop plant. Agriculturally, the sweet potato is the fifth most grown food crop in developing countries after rice, wheat, maize, and cassava. This ranking is supported by the fact that sweet potatoes are responsible for over 133 million tons of production every year. Of the total 133 million tons, China is responsible for 117 million tons of annual production. The sweet potato has several historical uses in China including food security crops, staple crops in lower income mountainous areas, and as livestock feed. Livestock feed accounts for about half of total production. In contrast, Africa only produces seven million tons of sweet potatoes each year and almost all is used for human consumption. In eastern Africa, sweet potato is called cilera abana, meaning, “protector of the children.” This name reflects the crucial roll that the sweet potato has in thousands of villages throughout Africa.
Boil the potatoes soft; peel and mash fine through a colander while hot; one tablespoonful of butter to be mashed in with the potato. Take five eggs and beat the yelks [yolks] and whites separate and add one gill [one half cup] of milk; sweeten to taste; squeeze the juice of one orange, and grate one half of the peel into the liquid. One half teaspoonful of salt in the potatoes. Have only one crust and that at the bottom of the plate. Bake quickly.
Sweet potato has a rich history and interesting origin. It is one of the oldest vegetables known to mankind.
Scientists believe that sweet potato was domesticated thousands of years ago in Central America.
After his first voyage to the Americas in 1492, Christopher Columbus took sweet potatoes back home to Europe.
The crop was introduced into China in the late 16th century and spread through Asia, Africa, and Latin America during the 17th and 18th centuries.
It's hardy, has broad adaptability, and its planting material can be multiplied quickly from very few roots. It is now grown in more developing countries than any other root crop.
ORIGIN: Sweet potato is not a potato; and, yam and sweet potato are not the same.
Sweet potato is from the Morningglory (Convolvulaceae) plant family. Its correct spelling is "sweetpotato" one word. As a crop it is totally different from a potato (Solanum tuberosum) and from a yam - "nyami" (Dioscoreaceae).
Sweetpotato - Morningglory (Courtesy of CIP)
After much discussion and consideration, we decided to use the generally accepted two-word spelling throughout this site.
Sweet potato has secondary centers of genetic diversity. These are geographical areas where the crop evolved separately from its American ancestors.
In Papua New Guinea and in other parts of Asia, many types of sweet potato can be found that are genetically distinct from those found in the Americas.
It's unclear as to how sweet potato got to the southwest Pacific. Some researchers believe European explorers took them there; others believe sweet potato was moved from island to island across the Pacific by indigenous people.
Sweet potatoes, botanically known as Ipomoea batatas, are the root of a vine in the morning glory family and native to the New World tropics. Its history dates back to 750 B.C. in Peruvian records. Columbus brought the sweet potato to England from the island of Saint Thomas.
The Taino word for them was batatas which eventually became patata in Spanish, patae in French, and potato in English. At that time, the term potato referred to the sweet potato, and not the generic white potato as it does in English nowadays. Around 1740, the sweet modifer was added to potato to differentiate from the white potatoes that came to America with Irish immigrants.
In fact, according to noted food historian Waverly Root, the white potato did not arrive in the northern regions from South America until the late 17th century, more than a hundred years later.
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