Heaviest jicama

Heaviest jicama (yam bean)

WHO:
Leo Sutisna
WHAT:
21 kg (46 lb 4.8 oz)
WHERE:
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
WHEN:
25 January 2008

The heaviest Jicama weighed 21 kg (46 lb 4.8 oz) and was grown by Leo Sutisna (Indonesia) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, and weighed on 25 January 2008.


                                     Jícama
Jícama also Yam and Mexican Turnip, is the name of a native Mexican vine, although the name most commonly refers to the plant's edible tuberous root. Jícama is one species in the genus Pachyrhizus. Plants in this genus are commonly referred to as yam bean, although the term "yam bean" can be another name for jícama. The other major species of yam beans are also indigenous within the Americas.


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