The Mexican Yam Bean

The promotion of the Mexican Yam Bean (Pachyrhizus erosus L. Urban) as a potential West Indian crop of economic importance. This genus Pachyrhizus is attributed with the highest production of leguminous tubers on a world basis. On a dry weight basis, the Mexican Yam Bean contains 2-4 times the protein content of other tubers such as yam and cassava.

Barnes, J.A. and Gomes, A.V. (1998) The Yam Bean: a plant of promise. Biologist 45, 221-224.

Gomes, A.V., Sirju-Charran, G. and Barnes, J.A. (1997) Major proteins of Yam Bean tubers. Phytochemistry 46,185-193.

Barnes JA, Gomes AV.  The Mexican Yam Bean: A Potential Caribbean Crop. Jamaican Journal. 2001,  28:33-38.

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