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Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as a drought tolerant and food security crop

South African Journal of Science, 2015-11, Vol.111 (11/12), p.1-1 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2015 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS ;Copyright Academy of Science of South Africa Nov/Dec 2015 ;This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;ISSN: 1996-7489 ;ISSN: 0038-2353 ;EISSN: 1996-7489 ;DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2015/20140252

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Title:
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) as a drought tolerant and food security crop
Author: Motsa, Nozipho M ; Modi, Albert T ; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Subjects: Agricultural production ; Agricultural research ; Agriculture ; Biology ; Climate change ; Corn ; Crops ; Developing countries ; Drought ; Environmental aspects ; Food supply ; Hardiness ; Humanities, Multidisciplinary ; Ipomoea batatas ; LDCs ; Nutrition ; Nutritional aspects ; Physiological aspects ; physiology ; phytochemicals ; Plants ; Potatoes ; Rain ; Rural areas ; Solanum tuberosum ; Sweet potatoes ; utilisation ; Vitamin A ; Water conservation ; water stress
Is Part Of: South African Journal of Science, 2015-11, Vol.111 (11/12), p.1-1
Description: Sweet potato is an impor tant 'indigenised' root crop in South Africa. It features prominently in smallholder cropping systems because of its versatility, drought tolerance and positive role in food security. It outranks most staple crops in vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and protein content. Much information is available on sweet potato as a drought tolerant and food security crop, but critical reviews that link its drought tolerance with food security are lacking. We review sweet potato as a food security crop, focusing on mechanisms associated with drought. We conclude that the crop has great potential in the light of imminent challenges associated with drought as a negative effect of climate change.
Publisher: Pretoria: African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
Language: English;Portuguese
Identifier: ISSN: 1996-7489
ISSN: 0038-2353
EISSN: 1996-7489
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2015/20140252
Source: Sabinet African Journals Open Access Collection
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