Abstract

Tuber crops is one of the major food crops which provide food to millions of people around the globe. Especially the tropical tuber crops viz. cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz), sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L.), taro ( colocasia esculenta L.), yams ( Dioscorea alata, Dioscorea rotundata and Dioscorea esculenta ) and chinese potato ( Solenostemon rotundifolius ) are now getting worldwide importance as economical source of energy. Tubers of all these crops are also rich in vitamins and minerals and can be a good source of dietary supplement. Leaves rich in protein, vitamins and minerals are used as fodder.

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