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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | image = Peru Oca y mashua.jpg<br /> | image_caption = Yellow mashua with yellow [[oca]]<br /> | name = Mashua<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[flowering plants|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Brassicales]]<br /> | familia = [[Tropaeolaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Tropaeolum]]''<br /> | species = '''''T. tuberosum'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Tropaeolum tuberosum''<br /> | binomial_authority = Ruíz and Pavón<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''mashua''' or '''añu''' is a [[perennial plant]] grown in the [[Andes]] for its [[edible tuber]]. It is a major food source there. The tuber is rather peppery in flavor when raw, but this quality disappears when cooked. <br /> It is related to nasturtiums.<br /> <br /> The plant is well adapted to high-altitude [[subsistence agriculture]]. It grows vigorously even in marginal [[soil]]s and in the presence of [[weed]]s, and gives high yields; the tubers comprise as much as 75 percent of the mature plants by dry weight (40 percent is typical for [[cereal]]s), and 70 tons per hectare have been produced under research conditions.<br /> <br /> Its extraordinary resistance to [[insect]], [[nematode]], and [[bacteria]]l pests is attributed to high levels of [[isothiocyanate]]s. In Colombia, it is planted as a [[companion planting|companion crop]] to repel pests in [[potato]] fields.<br /> [[Image:Tropaeolum tuberosum3.jpg|140px|left|thumb|''T. tuberosum'']]<br /> Mashua has also been used to treat [[nephropathy]] and as a [[diuretic]].<br /> <br /> Popularization of mashua may be limited by its strong flavor, and its reputation as an [[anti-aphrodisiac]]. Indeed it been recorded by the Spanish chronicler Cobo that mashua was fed to their armies by the Inca Emperors, &quot;that they should forget their wives&quot;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Brassicales]]<br /> [[Category:Root vegetables]]<br /> [[Category:Underutilized crops]]<br /> <br /> {{vegetable-stub}}<br /> {{Brassicales-stub}}</div>

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