Tropical Roots and Tubers
Sharma, Harish K. / Njintang, Nicolas Y. / Singhal, Rekha S. / Kaushal, Pragati
Roots and tubers are a class of plant foods, which are significant components of the human diet in different countries across the world as well as the basis of agrarian subsistence economies in tropical regions. Tropical varieties of roots and tubers mainly discussed included sweet potatoes, yams, cassava, elephant foot yam and taro. As crops for human consumption, roots and tubers are starchy and high in energy content, and have long had an i...