Colocasia esculenta: an account of its ethnobotany and potentials

Taro, Colocasia esculenta, is a unique root crop that serves as an important dietary component in the Pacific islands and in parts of Asia and Africa. Cultivation of taro as a food crop might have ancient origin as is evident from variety of ritualistic use of taro in different parts of the world. E...

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Main Author: Ghosh Dastidar, Sayantani
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-12-394