Fundamental problems of taro breeding have been resolved and some useful material has been produced, but it is hardly reaching the growers.
The book is timely because, although taro cultivation is ancient, production is becoming intensive and market requirements more demanding.
Quite surprisingly, however, taro responded in the opposite way by increasing stornatal density under shade.
In the case of taro, for example, one fruit cluster resulting from successful pollination may contain more than 10 000 seeds.
Two pot trials were carried out for taro in 1997 in an attempt to confirm the striking results from the field trial.
The diversity of taro has also been studied.
Planting of taro densely around the edges also served the same purpose.
T he origins, dispersal and domestication of taro.
