1·Also, the tubers can be left underground for up to three years, so if drought kills a corn or bean crop, the farmer's family can still fend off starvation.
而且，木薯的块茎可以被埋在地下，三年都不会腐烂，如果干旱使玉米或豆类作物绝收，农民们依然可以依靠木薯熬过饥荒。
2·Unsurprisingly, the researchers found that fruit and vegetables - including roots and tubers - go to waste more than other types of food.
意料之中的是，研究人员发现，水果和蔬菜——包括根菜类和块茎类——相对于其它种类的食物浪费得更多。
3·Along with perch and pike from nearby lakes, he ate wild plants like nettles, berries and tubers, as well as mice and rats.
除了吃附近湖里养的鲈鱼和梭鱼外，他还吃野生植物，例如荨麻、浆果和一些植物的块茎，有时候甚至还吃老鼠和兔子。
4·When scientists analyzed fresh yacon tuber, they discovered the tubers consist of 69 to 83 percent moisture, 20 percent sugars (mostly inulin) and 0.4 to 2.2 percent protein.
当科学家分析了新鲜亚贡雪莲的块茎，他们发现块茎的由69 - 83 %的水分，20 %的糖(主要是菊糖)和0.4 - 2.2 %的蛋白质组成。
5·Researchers at the Hebrew University discovered that the enhanced salt bridge capability of treated potato tubers can generate electricity through means readily available in the developing world.
希伯来大学的研究者们发现，通过提高盐分桥梁性能，可以让加工过的马铃薯块茎发电。