The Globe-Trotting Sweet Potato

Title

The Globe-Trotting Sweet Potato

Magazine

Ensign

Publication Type

Magazine Article

Year of Publication

1975

Authors

Number of Pages

67

Date Published

March 1975

Volume

5

Issue Number

3

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Abstract

The South American sweet potato is cited as one possible proof “of the influence of Lehi’s descendants on the Polynesian culture.” Various theories are listed concerning how the potato arrived on the South Pacific Islands.

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Migration
Agriculture
Polynesia

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