Science in New Guinea, Volume 11University of Papua New Guinea, 1985 - Agriculture |
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... taro All produce from the garden was weighed on a wet - weight basis . Ten percent of the crops were excessively damaged by pests ; they were discarded and are not included in the total garden yield . The Colocasia taro suffered more ...
... taro All produce from the garden was weighed on a wet - weight basis . Ten percent of the crops were excessively damaged by pests ; they were discarded and are not included in the total garden yield . The Colocasia taro suffered more ...
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... taro / yam gardens described by Rappaport ( 1968 ) over a 120 week productive life with an average fallow period of ... taro had an average yield of 7.8 tonnes per hectare with moderate but generally cosmetic taro beetle damage ...
... taro / yam gardens described by Rappaport ( 1968 ) over a 120 week productive life with an average fallow period of ... taro had an average yield of 7.8 tonnes per hectare with moderate but generally cosmetic taro beetle damage ...
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Colocasia taro recorded generally poor yields while several harvests were heavily infested with taro beetle larvae . The larvae bore holes into the tuber causing parts of it to rot thus reducing the edible portion . The adult beetle ...
Colocasia taro recorded generally poor yields while several harvests were heavily infested with taro beetle larvae . The larvae bore holes into the tuber causing parts of it to rot thus reducing the edible portion . The adult beetle ...
Contents
Ascorbic acid content of some Papua New Guinean | 1 |
The potential use of modern geodetic methods for geophysical | 19 |
A short note on yields of forty one varieties of aibika | 39 |
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