Development of New Functional Feed that Utilizes Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and Rush (Juncus effuses L.) in Japan

Presenter Information

Akiko Koike, Akita Prefectural University, JapanFollow
Shin Yasuda, Tokai University, Japan
Ryoji Nagai, Tokai University, Japan
Chinobu Okamoto, Tokai University, Japan
Takahiro Nikki, Tokai University, Japan
Keiji Igoshi, Tokai University, Japan
Rajeev Pradhan, Tokai University, Japan
Masateru Ono, Tokai University, Japan
Kiyotaka Kabata, Tokai University, Japan

Description

Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is acknowledged as a food as well as a medicinal plant and its cultivation in Ja-pan has recently expanded. Rush (Juncus effuses L.) which is widely distributed in the temperate regions in the north-ern hemisphere, has historically been used as a herbal medicine for nephritis and dermal disorders. However, there is a lot of harvest residue of both plants. This research was conducted to find out the way for the effective use of these residues as functional feed resources.

Citation

Koike, Akiko; Yasuda, Shin; Nagai, Ryoji; Okamoto, Chinobu; Nikki, Takahiro; Igoshi, Keiji; Pradhan, Rajeev; Ono, Masateru; and Kabata, Kiyotaka, "Development of New Functional Feed that Utilizes Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) and Rush (Juncus effuses L.) in Japan" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 15.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/1-10/15