🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000085
Jicama
Pachyrhizus erosus
Also known as Mexican turnip (English), Mexican yam (English), Yam bean (English), Yamboon (Dutch), Jícama (Spanish), Nabo mexicano (Spanish), Pipilanga (Spanish), Pois patate (French), Benkuang (German), Yambohne (German), มันแกว (Thai)
A tropical legume vine grown primarily for its crisp, sweet edible tuberous root; other plant parts are toxic.
- Species
- Pachyrhizus erosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Climate requirements
- Warm tropical to subtropical climate with a long frost-free growing season.
- Temperature range
- 20-30°C (absolute 15-36°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1300-1700mm (absolute 250-7000mm)
- Altitude range
- 1750m
- Soil types
- Well-drained sandy loam soils.
- Soil pH
- 6.5-8 (absolute 4.3-8)
Cultivars
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Plant health
Diseases & Pests
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Inputs
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