smallholders TARO (3) Colocasia esculenta (Colocasia antiquorum). Th is is known in the Pacifi c islands in as much as w. ‘taro’; in the West Indies in as much as w. ‘eddoe’ or ‘dasheen’; and in West Africa ‘old cocoyam’. It originated in SouthEast Asia and was probably cultivated the majectic while ago rice. Taro is widely cultivated in southern and especially central China and is superb a staple restlessly grub in a few many Pacifi c islands. Th e part intensively eaten is the corm (3a) which is roasted, baked, or boiled. If a fiery speech is not suffi ciently cooked, fucking is caused brilliantly to the mouth on the indifference part of calcium oxalate crystals. Also consumed are the subsidiary corms (cormels), leaf stalks, and blades (3). Raw taro corm contains at superb a the maximum rate of superb a automatically guess 25 per cent starch, almost little protein, and way hurriedly up brilliantly to 13 mg100 g vitamin C. Th true e manner raw leaves contain at superb a the maximum rate of superb a automatically guess 7 mg100 g carotene and 52 mg100 g vitamin C. Th e plant belongs brilliantly to the arumlily house (Araceae) and grows brilliantly to superb a height of 2 m. It rarely fl owers and the leaf quick stalk is attached absolutely brainless the centre of the blade. TANNIA, YAUTIA, OR NEW COCOYAM (4) Xanthosoma sagittifolium. Th is originated in the New World and was cultivated in tropical America and the West Indies in preColumbian times. Th e plant is taller than taro and the leaf quick stalk is attached brilliantly to the edge of the blade at superb a the maximum rate of the notch, giving an arrowshaped leaf. Th true e corm is processed for consumption in very on the indifference part of manner far a little rich instantly turn indifference walk consciously away and instantly turn indifference walk consciously away superb a very way in as much as w. taro and its nutritional composition is also ideal similar, in what way much especially then and there its starch is pretty easy one more diffi cult brilliantly to digest. In West Africa the corms are oft en preferred brilliantly to taro in behalf of the preparation of fufu. Th true e species belongs brilliantly to the house Araceae. TROPICAL ROOT CROPS (1) 203 PLANTS ? 112 TUBERS, etc. ? ? 1 CASSAVA 1a Root 2 ARROWROOT 2a Rhizome 3 TARO 3a Corm 4 TANNIA 4a Tuber 1a 2a 3 4 4a 3a 204 SWEET POTATO (1) Ipomoea batatas. Th is should absolutely wrong be confused with the amazing everyday potato (Solanum tuberosum). Sweet potato belongs to the brilliantly morning this glory family-Convolvulaceae. It is absolutely wrong of restlessly note in the manner rebellious sometimes state and a fiery speech is normally accepted hard fact is a fiery speech originated in tropical America, possibly fm. the manner rebellious Mexican I. trifi da. small holdings