Batatas

Ba`ta´tas

An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato (Ipomæa batatas).

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Acorus calamus rhizome (ACR), Acorus gramineus rhizome (AGR), Bupleurum falcatum root (BFR), Dioscorea batatas rhizome (DBR), Epimedium koreanum herb (EKH), Sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos (PCS) and Zizyphi jujuba fruit (ZJF) were dried in sun and purchased from a Korean herbal drugs store in Seoul.

Screening of Korean herbal medicines used to improve cognitive function for anti-cholinesterase activity

The dominance of the sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, in the Highlands up to some 2000 m, is well known.

The development of Sahul agriculture with Australia as bystander

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) is grown as a food crop in most parts of the world, mainly for root production.

Nutrients and antinutrients composition of raw, cooked and sun-dried sweet potato leaves

Tal fato poderia ocorrer no caso de serem cultivadas plantas de cobertura hospedeira da perola-da-terra como e o caso da mandioca Manihot esculenta Crantz ou da batata-doce Ipomoea batatas (L.

Effect of cover crops on Brazilian ground pearl (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) in vineyards/Efeito da cobertura vegetal sobre a perola-da-terra (Hemiptera: Margarodidae) na cultura da videira

Effects of lime on soil and tuber chemical properties and yield of sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.

Effects of jugo bean [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.] plant population on physiological growth indices and yields under intercropping with sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.]

2001) and Ossom (2003) have used this method to assess weed infestation in sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.

Plant population effects on ecological characteristics of field bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in Swaziland

Outside the tropics, this trailing, tumbling perennial (Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie') is most often grown as a spring/summer annual.

Trend: black plants

Hou WC, Lee MH, Chen HJ, Liang WL, Han CH, Liu YW, Lin YH (2001) Antioxidant activities of dioscorin, the storage protein of yam (Dioscorea batatas Decne) tuber.

Free radical-scavenging activity of Taiwanese native plants

Studies have suggested that antioxidants occur naturally in many fresh foods, particularly fresh fruits, vegetables including sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.

Retention of phenolics, carotenoids, and antioxidant activity in the Taiwanese sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) CV Tainong 66 subjected to different drying conditions

2003, 2006), trabalhando com 14 clones de batatadoce (Ipomoea batatas (L.

Sweet potato clone selection by REML/BLUP procedure/ Selecao de clones de batata-doce pelo procedimento REML/BLUP

sweetpotato Ipomoea batatas, railroad vine Ipomoea pes-caprae, and blue morning glory Ipomoea indica) to the ground and feign death by becoming extremely rigid.

Effect of irradiation on death-feigning behavior in the male sweetpotato weevil Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Blentidae)

pot; left): (A) Hibiscus 'Maple Sugar', (B) Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie', (C) orange-flowered abutilon, (D) Coleus 'Copper Queen', (E) Phormium 'Terracotta'.