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Solanum curtilobum Juz. & Bukasov

Species

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Characteristics

A natural hybrid. It is a herb. It grows 50-90 cm tall. It has a tuberous rootstock.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows on the altiplano in the Andes. It grows at about 3,800 m above sea level.
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Cultivated fields, at elevations usually above 3,800 metres.
Cultivated fields, at elevations usually above 3,800 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The tubers are frozen, thawed and dried. This removes the glycoalkaloides which make them bitter. The processed product is called chuno. White chuno is made by freezing, peeling, soaking and sun drying. For black chuno the potatoes are not soaked. They are often used in soups and stews and combined with barley and herbs.
Uses food gene source
Edible roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Solanum curtilobum world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Peru

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0001027340
COL ID 8VCG5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Solanum curtilobum Solanum curtilobum f. chino-malko Solanum curtilobum f. choque-pitu
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