Talk:Mashua

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[edit] 75 percent

This was what was already in the artice: "The tubers comprise as much as 75 percent of the mature plants by dry weight (40 percent is typical for cereals)."

When I tried to find a source for this statistic, I came across this: "The proportion of dry matter reaching the tubercle can by [sic] up to 75 per cent." (see Peace Diaries Workspace)

I have added the information from the second quote into the article, but I wonder whether this is where the original statistic quoted came from. It is almost certainly a misinterpretation, but it could be that the first quote needs to be removed, as the second one replaces it.

In any case, the "40 percent is typical" part needs a source. Leevclarke (talk) 16:13, 12 January 2008 (UTC)