Among the tuber crop produced, colocasia [Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum (L.) schott.], a member of family Araceae which is native to south central Asia is one of the important tuber crop particularly grown in Africa and Asia and occupies a very selective and special position. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and
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