9 pounds, grown in Rutherford County, 2008
in the western part of North Carolina
Ipomoea is a sweet potato plant that is grown for it colorful vines, it does not produce sweet potatoes.
A sweet potato
The Arawaks grew crops such as corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and fruits like pineapples, guavas, and papayas. They also cultivated cotton for weaving and dyes.
No, we just discussed this in our bio class its actually a tuberous root, not to be confused with the term tuber. Potatoes on the other hand are stems, but there is a difference.
Carrots Parsnips Beetroot Turnips Sweet potato
no a sweet potato is a tubers
Sweet potato is a fibrous root because the potato itself is the root.
No Ipomoea plants do not have edible roots. They are grown for their foliage only.
sweet potato
root