Oxalis tuberosa

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Oxalis tuberosa - South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

oca, Oxalis crenata, oka

oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel - any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

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en la "oca" Oxalis tuberosa. Revista Peruana de Entomologia 35:153-155.

Nuevos registros de Microtrypes Kuschel y nuevas localidades para Rhinotrypes Kuschel (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae) en Peru, con una clave de identificacion

Lately he's been growing a native South American crop called oca (Oxalis tuberosa), which is related to oxalis, or wood sorrel, "the one that's the bane of greenhouse growers" because the weed reseeds like crazy and takes over greenhouse floors.

A well-oiled machine: how one grower turns used cooking oil into a heat source for cultivating herbs, vegetables and more year-round

Antioxidant capacity and secondary metabolites in four species of Andean tuber crops: native potato (Solanum sp.), mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavon), Oca (Oxalis tuberosa Molina) and ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus Caldas).

Analisis de la variabilidad morfologica del "anu" Tropaeolum tuberosum Ruiz & Pavon procedente de nueve distritos de la Region Cusco

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry identification of anthocyanins of isla oca (Oxalis tuberosa, Mol.) tubers.

Andean Tuber Production System in Boyaca, Colombia/Sistema de produccion de tuberculos andinos en Boyaca, Colombia/Systeme de production de tubercules andins dans le departement de Boyaca, Colombie

OCA (Oxalis tuberosa) An Andean root crop (like a crunchier, juicier potato), it has sweet yellow Rowers.

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Especies nativas andinas que tienen interes actual o potencial para mejorar las economias rurales en los Andes centrales Grupo Cultivo Nombre cientifico Tuberosas Mashua Tropaeolum tuberosum Oca Oxalis tuberosa Olluco Ullucus tuberosus Papa Solanum spp.

Ventajas y desventajas del desarrollo rural sostenible en ambientes de montana

Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) is a long-ignored South American tuber that is now beginning to show up in markets that specialize in unusual Latin American ingredients.