Taro : : A Review of Colocasia esculenta and Its Potentials / / ed. by Jaw-Kai Wang.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Arditti, Joseph,; Carpenter, James R.,; Chang, Fen-Fen,; Coursey, D. G.,; Griffin, Gerald J. L.,; Maddison, Peter A.,; Mitchell, Wallace C.,; Moy, James H.,; Nip, Wai K.,; Ooka, Jeri J.,; Pena, Ramon S. de la,; Plucknett, Donald L.,; Sakai, William S.,; Standal, Bluebell R.,; Steinke, William E.,; Strauss, Michael S.,; Sunell, Leslie A.,; Tang, Chung-shih,; Vieth, Gary R.,; Wang, Jaw-Kai,; Wang, faw-Kai,
• HerausgeberIn: Wang, Jaw-Kai,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]; ©1983
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (420 p.)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Figures
• Tables
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• I. GENERAL BACKGROUND
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Taxonomy of the Genus Colocasia
• 3 Anatomy and Morphology of Taro, Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
• 4 Physiology and Phytochemistry
• 5 Nutritive Value
• 6 Acridity of Taro and Related Plants
• II. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
• 7 Agronomy
• 8 Pests of Taro
• 9 Taro Diseases
• III. UTILIZATION
• 10 Processed Food
• 11 Animal Feed
• 12 Industrial Uses
• IV. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
• 13 Production Systems Planning
• 14 Socio-Economic Aspects of Taro as Food
• 15 Production Management Considerations
• Afterword
• Contributors
• Literature Cited
• Index