According to the authors of a study published in HortScience, growing requirements for sweetpotato crops in California closely match the weather conditions in the Treasure Valley of eastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho, where the growing season is characterized by high evapotranspiration and low precipitation. (sciencedaily.com)
Although studies have confirmed that water - soluble vitamins exist in sweetpotato roots and leaves, there has been limited information about how these vitamins are actually distributed in the plants. (sciencedaily.com)
Results also showed that riboflavin content differed with sweetpotato tissue type, but was consistently higher in the leaves; mature leaves contained higher amounts of riboflavin than young leaves and other plant tissues, including roots. (sciencedaily.com)