Atoll agriculture in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colin A. Small

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Tarawa, Kiribati Department of Agriculture 1972Description: 154 pSummary: The chapter concerning root crops, pp. 65-73, treats different root crops in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands [Kiribati and Tuvalu]. Swamp taro Cyrtosperma chamissonis (baibai [Pulaka]), its botany, cultivation and propagation is described as also is 19 varieties (table). Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is mentioned. More briefly described are cassava (Manihot esculenta), yam (Dioscorea), polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). [FB]
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The chapter concerning root crops, pp. 65-73, treats different root crops in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands [Kiribati and Tuvalu]. Swamp taro Cyrtosperma chamissonis (baibai [Pulaka]), its botany, cultivation and propagation is described as also is 19 varieties (table). Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is mentioned. More briefly described are cassava (Manihot esculenta), yam (Dioscorea), polynesian arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides), sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas). [FB]