Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Rob. (yacon): microscopical identification of the leaf and stem for the pharmacognostic quality control

Revista brasileira de ciencias farmaceuticas 2008

Yacon is the common name of the perennial herb native to the Andes, Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Rob. (Asteraceae), cultivated...

Comparison of three different solid-phase microextraction fibres for analysis of essential oils in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) leaves

Journal of chromatography A 2005

A headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) procedure based on three commercialised fibers (100 mu m polydimethylsiloxane, 65 mu...

Plant regeneration through leaf culture of yacon

Journal of the japanese society for horticultural science 2002

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius), a member of Asteraceae,is an ethnic food of Andeans. Interest in this crop is increasing because of ...

The optimization of the formulation for a chocolate cake containing inulin and yacon meal

International journal of food science and technology 2006

The research aimed at determining, using surface response methodology, an optimal chocolate cake formulation when wheat flour was part...

In vitro induction of polyploidy in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)

Plant cell tissue and organ culture 2009

In vitro chromosome doubling was induced in octoploid (2n = 58) yacon using oryzalin and colchicine as mitotic spindle inhibitors. Nod...

Plant Regeneration through Somatic Embryogenesis of Yacon [Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. and Endl.) H. Robinson]

Brazilian archives of biology and technology 2009

Smallanthus sonchifolius has tuberous roots containing large amounts of fructo-oligosaccharides and its medicinal use has increased du...