Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is one of the traditional crops with enormous nutritional and
pharmaceutical potential as compared to the other tuber crops. It is evident from the …

Root and tuber crops are important to agriculture, food security and income for 2.2 billion
people in developing countries. These species produce large quantities of dietary energy …

As an ancient clonal root and leaf crop, taro (Colocasia esculenta, Araceae) is highly
polymorphic with uncertain genetic and geographic origins. We explored chloroplast DNA …

Despite its essential role for food security, vast geographical distribution, high nutritional
value, and considerable trade, very few improved genotypes of taro (Colocasia esculenta …

Societal Impact Statement Using Taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a case study, we examine
how perception gaps contribute to negative feedback loops that create or maintain the …

Polynesians introduced the tropical crop taro (Colocasia esculenta) to temperate New
Zealand after 1280 CE, but evidence for its cultivation is limited. This contrasts with the …

Archaeobotanical evidence for the exploitation of vegetatively propagated underground
storage organs (USOs) in the tropical regions of Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific is …

In this book, historical narratives chart how people created forms of agriculture in the
highlands of New Guinea and how these practices were transformed through time. The …

Mainland Southeast Asia experienced a long, sustained period of foraging economy before
rice and millet farming spread into this area prior to 4,000 years BP. Although hundreds of …

The world relies on very few crop and animal species for agriculture and to supply its food
needs. In recent decades, there has been increased appreciation of the risk this implies for …