Taro corms contain valuable bioactive molecules effective against cancer and cancer-
related risk factors, such as carcinogens and biological agents, several pathophysiological …

Taro leaf blight (caused by the Oomycete Phytophthora colocasiae) is a disease of major
importance in many regions of the world where taro is grown. Serious outbreaks of taro leaf …

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 …

Abstract The Ati Negrito people, a recently settled hunter-gatherer indigenous group in the
Philippines, are faced once more with the challenge of adapting to new settlements and …

Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] is an underutilised crop in sub-Saharan Africa due to
lack of agronomic research on it. There is no information describing water-use and drought …

This paper examines the vital role of genebanks in the conservation and use of plant genetic
resources, highlighting the South Pacific's version of the Irish Potato Famine and the …

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

Abstract Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] is an ancient, tropical root crop that is
morphologically diverse with over 10,000 landraces. It is the fifth most produced root crop in …

Taro, Colocasia esculenta, is one of the world's oldest root crops and is of particular
economic and cultural significance in Hawai'i, where historically more than 150 different …

Title: Biodiversity, food and nutrition: a new agenda for sustainable food systems/edited by
Danny Hunter, Teresa Borelli and Eliot Gee. Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY …