| Botany and
Cultivation |
- Growing
Taroes in American Samoa (10.6 Mb PDF file - very LARGE file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 24
(Frank W. Pritchard, 1995, American Samoa Community College, Land Grant
Program)
Suggestions for increasing productivity and exports of taro in American
Samoa.
- Impacts
of Organic Inputs on Taro Production and Returns (28Kb PDF
file)
Soil and Crop Management SCM-3
(Susan C. Miyasaka, James R. Hollyer and Linda J. Cox, 2001, University
of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Results of a field experiment on the use of organic inputs on yield and
profit.
- Influence
of Soil Type and Harvest Age on Taro Corm Density (First Year Results)
(3.6 Mb PDF file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 9
(Ikenasio Sagaga and Don Vargo, 1989, American Samoa Community College,
Land Grant Program)
Effect of soil type and harvest age on density of taro corms for the
cultivar Niu'e.
- Influence
of Soil Type and Harvest Age on Taro Corm Density (Second Year Results)
(3.1 Mb PDF file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 16
(Ikenasio Sagaga and Don Vargo, 1990, American Samoa Community College,
Land Grant Program)
Second-year results of effect of soil type on taro corm weight and
specific gravity for the cultivar Niu'e.
- Interim
Fertilizer Recommendations for Wet (Flooded) Taro (16Kb PDF
file)
Production Manual Update PM-1a
(J. Silva, G. Uehara, R. Yamakawa, P. Bunn, L. Santo, M. Isherwood, and
L. Wong, 1998, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Fertilizer recommendations for preplanting, for the first three months
of production, and based leaf tissue analysis after the first 3 months.
- Kalo
(Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii)
Kalo (taro), its cultivation, and use in Native Hawaiian culture.
- Sustainable
Taro Culture in the Pacific: The Farmer's Wisdom (748Kb PDF
file)
(Lisa Ferentinos, editor, 2000, Taro Production Systems in the American
Pacific, Low-input Sustainable Agriculture Taro Project)
Methods of soil conservation, soil fertility, and weed, insect, and
disease management in American Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, Yap, Ulithi, and Pohnpei.
- Taro
(Farmer's Bookshelf, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Taro production information for Hawai'i including cultural guidelines
and management information.
- Taro
Breeding (533 Kb PDF file)
IRETA Publication 3/89
(Jill E. Wilson, 1990, University of the South Pacific Institute for
Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture (IRETA))
Detailed information on taro crossing, seed production, cultivar
selection, and evaluation; includes line drawings.
- Taro (Colocasia
esculenta)
(Wilfred Lee, 1999, Ethnobotanical Leaflets)
A short article on the history, botany, and cultivation of taro.
- Taro
Corm Specific Gravity Response to Harvest Age and Soil Type
(13.6 Mb PDF file - very LARGE file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 19
(Ikenasio Sagaga and Don Vargo, 1991, American Samoa Community College,
Land Grant Program)
Correlation between harvest age, soil type, and harvest weight on corm
specific gravity for the cultivar Niu'e.
- Taro
Corm Weight and Specific Gravity Responses to Sett Size and Fertilizer
Amendments (3.6 Mb PDF file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 18
(Ikenasio Sagaga and Don Vargo, 1991, American Samoa Community College,
Land Grant Program)
Correlation between sett size, sett root length, and the nutrients
nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium on corm harvest weight and
specific gravity for the cultivar Niu'e.
- Taro
Experiment: Cultivar and Spacing Trial No. 2 (2.1 Mb PDF file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 2
(Adriano Navarro, Ropeti Areta, and Don Vargo, 1986, American Samoa
Community College, Land Grant Program)
Average corm weight per plant and corm weight relative to plant spacing
evaluated for two taro cultivars: Manu'a and Niu'e.
- Taro
Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilization (308 Kb PDF
file)
(2001, AusAID/Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC))
Report of October 2001 workshop; covers development and management of
germplasm collections and conservation strategies.
- Taro
Planting Material (321 Kb PDF file)
IRETA Publication 14/87
(Jill E. Wilson and Linda S. Hamilton, 1987, University of the South
Pacific Institute for Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture
(IRETA))
Discusses type and size of planting material as well as how to select
disease free propagation material; includes line drawings.
- Taro
Production Guidelines for Kauai
(Hector Valenzuela and Dwight Sato, Knowledge Master, University of
Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Everything from cultivars to culture and management to harvesting.
- Taro
Production - Mechanisation and Industry Development (906 Kb PDF file)
(Craig D. Lemin, 2006, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Australian Government)
This report examines mechanization of planting, harvesting, and
washing/cleaning in the Australian taro industry; it principally
evaluates technology currently being used by farmers in Australia.
- Upland
Taro (16 Kb PDF file)
Home Garden Vegetable HGV-18
(Ramon de la Pena, 1998, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Briefly covers site preparation, cultural practices, disease and pest
control, and harvesting.
- Vegetable
Crop Research: 1983-1985 (3.6 Mb PDF file)
(Adriano A. Navarro and Malaeti'a Misa, American Samoa Community
College, Land Grant Program)
Includes reports on effect of weeding, plant spacing, and variety on
taro yield.
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| Diseases
and Pests |
- Cluster
Caterpillar (Spodoptera litura [Fabricius])
(105 Kb PDF file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-3
(Ilse Schreiner, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photographs of the caterpillars.
- Improvements
in Taro Culture and Reduction in Disease Levels (280 Kb PDF
file)
Plant Disease PD-22
(Janice Y. Uchida, James A. Silva and Chris Y. Kadooka, 2002,
University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Describes cultural practices to reduce levels of fungal corm diseases
in taro; includes color photographs of disease symptoms.
- Initial
Evaluation of Biological and Cultural Controls of Taro Pests in
American Samoa (7.9 Mb PDF file - very LARGE file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 26
(Sipaia Fatuesi and Agnes M. Vargo, 1995, American Samoa Community
College, Land Grant Program)
Effectiveness of existing predators and parasites and of intercropping
for control of taro pests.
- Melon
Alphid (Aphis gossypii [Glover]) (72 Kb
PDF file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-10
(Donald Nafus, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photograph of the insect.
- Pesticides
Currently Registered for Use in Taro in Hawaii (2007) (41 Kb
PDF file)
Soil and Crop Management SCM-22
(Office of Communication Services, 2007, University of Hawaii at Manoa
CTAHR)
Covers herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and safe pesticide use.
- Promising
New Taro Cultivars with Resistance to Taro Leaf Blight: 'Pa'lehua',
'Pa'akala', and 'Pauakea' (324 Kb PDF file)
New Plants for Hawaii NPH-7
(Eduardo E. Trujillo, Thomas D. Menezes, Catherine G. Cavaletto, Robin
Shimabuku and Steven K. Fukuda, 2002, University of Hawaii at Manoa
CTAHR)
Describes the new cultivars and gives yield information; includes color
photographs.
- Southern
Blight (Sclerotium rolfsii) (69 Kb PDF
file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-17
(George C. Wall, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photograph of disease symptoms on taro.
- Taro
and Dasheen: Insects and Other Pests and Plant Disease Pathogens
(Knowledge Master, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Taro and dasheen insects and diseases found in Hawaii; their management
and control.
- Taro
Hornworm/Taro Hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio L.)
(79 Kb PDF file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-20
(Agnes Vargo, American Samoa Community College, 2000, Agricultural
Development in the American Pacific (ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photographs of the caterpillar and adult forms.
- Taro
Planthopper (Tarophagus proserpina [Kirkaldy])
(96 Kb PDF file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-22
(Agnes Vargo, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photographs of the insect and its damage.
- Taro
Root Aphid (Patchiella reaumuri [Kaltenbach])
(59 Kb PDF file)
Agricultural Pests of the Pacific ADAP 2000-21
(Dwight Sato, 2000, Agricultural Development in the American Pacific
(ADAP) Project)
Leaflet; includes color photographs of infested root.
- Taro
Root Aphid (60 Kb PDF file)
Insect Pests IP-1
(Dwight Sato and Arnold Hara, 1997, University of Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Describes the taro root aphid (Patchiella reaumuri),
its damage, and control; includes color photographs.
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| Harvest and Processing |
- Effect
of Production and Handling Practices on the Recovery of Taro Flour
(8.3 Mb PDF file - very LARGE file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 23
(Wai-Kit Nip and Don Vargo, 1995, American Samoa Community College,
Land Grant Program)
Effects of soil type, corm specific gravity, harvest age, and storage
on on flour yield.
- Estimating
the Per-pound Cost of a Dried or Condensed Food Based on Process Yield
and Farm-gate Price (28 Kb PDF file)
Entrepreneur's Toolbox ET-2
(James R. Hollyer and Alvin S. Huang, 1999, University of Hawaii at
Manoa CTAHR)
Outlines the economics of drying and/or condensing food products;
includes tables to calculate costs based on farm gate price per pound
and yield after processing and refuse, and dehydration percentages for
bananas, coconut, and taro.
- Processing
Taro Chips (26 Kb PDF file)
Food Manufacturing and Technology FMT-1
(James Hollyer, Robert Paull, and Alvin Huang, 2000, University of
Hawaii at Manoa CTAHR)
Describes frying methods, handling, packing, and equipment requirements.
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| Marketing and Statistics |
- 1998
Census of Agriculture - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Data for 1990 and 1998; number of farms, pounds harvested, and number
of acres in production; in PDF format.
- 1998
Census of Agriculture - Guam
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Data for 1993 and 1998; number of farms, pounds harvested, and number
of acres in production; in PDF format.
- 1999
Census of Agriculture - American Samoa
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Information on taro and giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos).
Data for 1990 and 1999; number of farms, number of acres in production,
pounds harvested for sale and for consumption, and the value in dollars
of the fruit harvested for sale and for consumption; in PDF format.
- Hawaii
Office of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service
Quarterly report on taro (poi) millings in Hawaii and an annual summary
of taro production. Annual summary has data for ten years; number of
farms, acreage in production for poi taro and for Chinese taro, pounds
marketed for fresh and processed taro, farm price per pound for poi
taro and Chinese taro, and total value of sales.
- Puerto
Rico Census of Agriculture
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Information on dasheens (taro: Colocasia esculenta)
and taniers (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Data for
1993 and 1998; number of farms, number of cuerdas (approximately the
same as acres) in production, and hundredweight harvested; additional
tables provide market value information and detailed information on
production by district; in PDF format.
- Statistics
of Hawaii Agriculture
(Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service)
Data for 1999 through 2003 by county; number of farms, acreage in
production for both poi taro and Chinese taro, pounds marketed for both
fresh and processed taro, farm price per pound for poi taro and Chinese
taro, and value of sales; available in both HTML and PDF formats.
- Virgin
Islands of the United States: 1998 Census of Agriculture - Area Data
(U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Data for taniers (Xanthosoma sagittifolium) for
1993 and 1998; number of farms, number of acres, and pounds harvested;
in PDF format.
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| Nutrition and Recipes |
- Application
of Taro Flour in Cookie Formulations (10.4 Mb PDF file - very
LARGE file)
Land Grant Technical Report No. 22
(Wai-Kit Nip, Carol S. Whitaker, and Don Vargo, 1995, American Samoa
Community College, Land Grant Program)
Evaluation of formulations of snap- and drop-type cookies using
different ratios of taro and wheat flour.
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| Reference and Research Tools |
- Free Public Databases
- AGRICOLA:
1970-present
(U.S. National Agricultural Library)
Citations, most with abstracts, to journal articles, books, theses,
technical reports, and other publications in agriculture and related
areas such as nutrition, biotechnology, and botany.
- AGRIS
1975 - present
(FAO)
International database covering agricultural sciences and technology
containing citations for conventional and non-conventional ("grey")
literature.
- PubMed
(Medline) 1966 - present
(U.S. National Library of Medicine)
Citations, most with abstracts, for journal articles in biomedicine
including nutrition.
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