Chufa (Cyperus esculentus L. var. sativus boeck.): An unconventional crop. studies related to applications and cultivation |
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Authors: | Bernardo Pascual J. Vicente Maroto SAlvador LóPez-Galarza Alberto Sanbautista José Alagarda |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departamento de Productión Vegetal, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Camin de Vera 14, 46020 Valencia, Spain |
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Abstract: | Tubers ofCyperus esculentuswere an important food in ancient Egypt. In Spain the tubers are used to make a beverage named horchata, and are also consumed as fresh after soaking. In other countries tubers are used in sweetmeats or uncooked as a side dish. New products obtained can enhance the interest in this crop: as a source of dietary fiber in food technology; as a high quality cooking/salad oil or as biodiesel fuel; as caramel to add body, flavor or color to other products; as a source of starch; as an antioxidant-containing food, etc. The results of a twenty-year research program on nutrition, fertilization, lodging control, planting date, soil texture and use of herbicides are shown. Three cultivars (‘Ametlla Bonrepos’, ‘Gegant Africana’, and ‘Llargueta Alboraia’) are selected and characterized using horticultural and morphological traits, the chemical composition of tubers and horchatas, and the RAPD technique. |
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Keywords: | yellow nutsedge tuber cultivar weed antioxidant horchata |
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