The yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is a plant native to the Andes, considered a traditional crop in Peru and natural source of FOS, which is a type of carbohydrate that can not be digested by the and the human body that have joined several beneficial properties in health, such as improve the absorption of calcium, reducing the level of triglycerides and cholesterol and stimulate better gastrointestinal function.
data(yacon)A data frame with 432 observations on the following 19 variables.
localitya factor with levels, Cajamarca, Lima, Oxapampa in PERU
sitea numeric vector
dosea factor with levels F0 F150 F80
entrya factor with levels AKW5075 AMM5136 AMM5150 AMM5163 ARB5125 CLLUNC118 P1385 SAL136
replicationa numeric vector, replications
heighta numeric vector, plant height, centimeters
stalksa numeric vector, number of stalks
wfra numeric vector, weight of fresh roots, grams
wffa numeric vector, weight of fresh foliage, grams
wfka numeric vector, weight fresh kroner, grams
rootsa numeric vector, matter of dried roots, grams
FOSa numeric vector, fructo-oligosaccharides, percentaje
glucosea numeric vector, percentaje
fructosea numeric vector, percentaje
sucrosea numeric vector, percentaje
brixa numeric vector, degrees Brix
foliagea numeric vector, matter dry foliage, grams
drya numeric vector, dry matter kroner, grams
IHa numeric vector, Index harvest, 0 to 1
Proportion or fraction of the plant that is used (seeds, fruit, root) on dry basis. Part usable in a proportion of total mass dissected. Plant of frijol, weight = 100g and frijol = 50g then, IH = 50/100 = 0.5 or 50 percentaje. Degrees Brix is a measurement of the mass ratio of dissolved sugar to water in a liquid.
International Potato Center. CIP - Lima Peru.
library(agricolae)
data(yacon)
str(yacon)
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