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Plants and Society, 4/e
Dr. Estelle Levetin, University of Tulsa
Karen McMahon, University of Tulsa
Starchy Staples

Chapter 14 Outline


Chapter Outline

STORAGE ORGANS 226
  Modified Stems 226
ACLOSER LOOK 14.1—BANANA REPUBLICS: THE STORY OF THE STARCHY FRUIT 227
  Storage Roots 228
WHITE POTATO 228
  South American Origins 228
  The Irish Famine 229
  Continental Europe 230
  The Potato in the United States 230
  Solanum tuberosum 230
  Pathogens and Pests 231
  Modern Cultivars 232
SWEET POTATO 232
  Origin and Spread 232
  Cultivation 233
CASSAVA 233
  Origin and Spread 233
  Botany and Cultivation 234
  Processing 234
OTHER UNDERGROUND CROPS 235
  Yams 235
ACLOSER LOOK 14.2—STARCH: IN OUR COLLARS AND IN OUR COLAS 236
  Taro 237
  Jerusalem Artichoke 238
CHAPTER SUMMARY 239
REVIEW QUESTIONS 239
FURTHER READING 239
LEARNING ONLINE 240








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