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 …

This review article gives an account of the origin, domestication, and dispersal of taro, a
staple food crop in many countries in the humid tropics and subtropics. Genetic diversity …

Abstract Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.), Schott), from the Araceae family, is one of the oldest
crops with important edible, medicinal, nutritional and economic value. Taro is a highly …

Kuk is a settlement at c. 1600 m altitude in the upper Wahgi Valley of the Western Highlands
Province of Papua New Guinea, near Mount Hagen, the provincial capital. The site forms …

There Is Global Concern On Shrinking Food Base Depending On A Meager Three Crops-
Wheat, Rice And Maize-. New Crops Are To Be Encouraged To Fit Into The Changing Food …

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 …

Background An ethnobotanical study on local cuisine of Sasak tribe in Lombok Island was
carried out, as a kind of effort of providing written record of culinary culture in some region of …

Taro (Colocasia esculenta var. Schott) is a major staple food crop in parts of Asia and the
Pacific Islands and is grown as a minor crop in New Zealand. Soluble, insoluble and total …

The efficacy of cinnamic acid (CA) as an antibrowning agent was evaluated in fresh-cut taro.
Different concentrations (0.1 g L− 1, 0.2 g L− 1 and 0.4 g L− 1) of CA treatments reduced the …

Ethnobotany describes the realm between human interactions with plant in their
environment. Colocasia [Schott] and Xanthosoma [Schott](Araceae) are important staples in …