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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Pie Pumpkins and "yams"
  • Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:42:17 -0600 (CST)

When I took International Food Crops as an undergrad, we discussed the
difference between sweet potatoes and yams. In the case of yams, when they
are grown in Africa, their native land, they grow up to 5' long and often
weigh 50-80 lb. Are you sure that's what you saw?

Bill

> I've seen true Yams in markets in certain parts of
> the country, such as the Bay area of California.
William H Shoemaker, UI-Crop Sciences
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
St Charles Horticulture Research Center
535 Randall Road St Charles, IL 60174
630-584-7254; FAX-584-4610




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