As with tannia and sweet potato, the lower epidermis of taro had a significantly higher stornatal density than the upper epidermis of the same plant, whether in sun or shade.
T o further confirm this finding for taro, a pot trial was set up to compare taro plants in sun and shade.
The authors discuss total biological yield, because all parts of taro + cor ms, leaves and in-orescences + are eaten.
Kanaks subsisted primarily on yams and taro and fishing.
In contrast to the other species, taro under shade had an increased stomatal density in both the upper and lower epidermis, a finding which was confirmed in subsequent pot experiments.
Taro is mean and violent, so he always gets into trouble with his friends.
This response of taro was postulated as a possible manifestation of greater shade adaptation by the species.
T he origins, dispersal and domestication of taro.
