International: The Global Diversity Of Taro: Ethnobotany And Conservation

International: The Global Diversity Of Taro: Ethnobotany And Conservation   From the introduction   Ethnobotany and global diversity of taro   V. Ramanatha Rao, Danny Hunter, Pablo B. Eyzaguirre and Peter J. Matthews   Taro is one of the world’s oldest food crops, dating back over 9,000 years. This ancient crop, first domesticated in Southeast Asia, has continued to spread throughout the world and is now an important crop in Asia, Pacific, Africa and the Caribbean. It is a crop that has been...

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