Abstract
Though a companion of the potato in Andean nativity and in food value to Andean aborigines, arracacha, for various reasons, has not been successfully introduced into other parts of the world, despite efforts to that end.
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Hodge, W.H. The edible arracacha—A little-known root crop of the Andes . Econ Bot 8, 195–221 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02984890
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