Colocasia esculenta
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On the west coast of Vanua Lava (Banks group, North Vanuatu), farmers do not only cultivate taro on irrigated terraces to live, but live to cultivate and eat taro every day. Taro holds the memory of the village, the ancestors, and the... more
In a context of globalization, Article 8j. from the Convention on Biological Diversity recognizes the value of biodiversity and formalizes its mixed nature through its biological as well as cultural dimensions. This new definition raises... more
A sample of untrained panelists was used to evaluate a food product formulation called “Taro-Soy”, a taro based soy bean edible composite flour. The proximate properties of the most acceptable formulation were determined. Different... more
The antinociceptive effects of methanolic extracts of Zizyphus mauritiana and Centella asiatica leaves were studied through the intraperitoneally administered acetic acidinduced pain model in Swiss albino mice. At doses of 50, 100, 200,... more
This paper examines evidence for the origin of the tree Spondias mombin in Africa, where it is generally described as introduced from the Neotropics. Based on biogeographical, ecological, and historical evidence, this paper argues that... more
Taro is an ancient crop native to Asia which is now found in all tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. Its present distribution is the result of a long history of use and translocation. Whilst in the Pacific much effort has... more
In the pursuit of making the nanoscale-research greener, the utilization of the reductive potency of a common byproduct of food processing industry i.e. orange peel is reported here to prepare biopolymer-templated “green” silver... more
Although interest has recently increased, studies of the Indian Ocean slave trade remain scattered and weak compared with the massive volume of materials on the Atlantic trade. The proposal aims to explore this topic from a... more
Recent research into the languages of the Nigeria-Cameroon borderland has made possible the elaboration of a more concrete schema relating Bantu and Bantoid languages to the Benue-Congo group. At the same time, new data sources on the... more
Cocoyam (Colocasia and Xanthosoma species) is Nigerian’s giant crop. The crop was becoming extinct as at 2007. Three songs: Stay Healthy with Cocoyam; Behold Nigerian’s Giant Crop and Amughariala Ebe Ozo (Cocoyam Re-birth) were composed... more