Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

Arracacia xanthorrhiza
syn Arracacia esculenta

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): arracacha syn peruvian parsnip syn peruvian carrot syn mandioquinha syn Arracha syn Arrakacha syn Apio peruviano
Crop Use(s): root=vegetable
Reference Source(s): Kochhar, Rehm, Brucher, Douglas, Sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 14

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Lizarraga, C., C. M. Santa, et al. (1999). The importance of the viruses infecting Ullucus tuberosus Caldas in Peru. Fitopatologia . March 34(1): 22-28. {a} Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP), Lima 12, Peru

Perez, E. E., R. Borneo, et al. (1999). Chemical, physical and morphometric properties of Peruvian carrot (Arracacia xanthorrhiza B.) starch. Acta Cientifica Venezolana. [print] 50(4): 240-244. {a} Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1041-A, Venezuela

Beriam, L. O. S., I. M. G. Almeida, et al. (1998). Peruvian carrot, a new host of Pseudomonas cichorii. Summa Phytopathologica 24(3-4): 261-262. Inst. Biologico, CP 70, 13.001-970 Campinas, Estado de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Monte, N. D. C., T. L. Rocha, et al. (1995). Characterization and spatial localization of the major globulin families of taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) tubers. Plant Science Shannon 112(2): 149-159. {a} EMBRAPA/CENARGEN, P.O. Box 02.372, 70.770-900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

Luz, J. M. Q., M. Pasqual, et al. (1994). "In vitro" propagation of Peruvian carrot (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancroft). Ciencia e Pratica 18(4): 399-402. {a} Aluno de Pos-Graduacao do Dep. de Agric./ESAL-Caixa Postal 37, 37.200-000, Lavras-MG, Brazil

Pessoa, A. C. S., R. C. Vieira, et al. (1994). Induction and histogenesis of calli from petiole explants of Peruvian carrot (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Banc.). Arquivos de Biologia e Tecnologia Curitiba 37(2): 231-246. {a} Lab. de Fisiol. Veg., Inst. de Biofisica Carlos Chagas F, UFRJ, CCS, BV1. G, Cidade Univ., Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 21949-900, Brazil

Romeiro, R. S., R. M. Sousa, et al. (1988). Soft rot of Peruvian carrot due to Erwinia carotovora in Brazil. Plant Pathology 37(2): 300-302.

Almeida, L. B. D. and M. D. V. C. Penteado (1987). Carotenoids and provitamin A value of "mandioquinha" (Arracacia xanthorrhiza Bancr.) consumed in Sao Paulo (Brazil). Revista De Farmacia E Bioquimica Da Universidade De Sao Paulo 23(1): 52-58.

Index of botanical names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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Latest update 30 January 2001 by: RF