Sweetpotato, Ipomoea batatas originated in northwestern South America around 8000–6000 Bc (Austin, 1988). Sweetpotato ranks seventh among all food crops worldwide, with an annual production of 115 million MT (FAO, 1980). Approximately 92% of the world’s sweetpotato is produced in Asia and the Pacific islands; 89% is grown in China. The United States produces 1 million MT valued at $200 million. Sweetpotato is used as a staple food, vegetable (fleshy roots, tender leaves and petioles), snack food, animal feed, for industrial starch extraction and fermentation, and for processed products.
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Sorensen, K. (2009). Sweetpotato Insects: Identification, Biology and Management. In: Loebenstein, G., Thottappilly, G. (eds) The Sweetpotato. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9475-0_10
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