Original Research Article I Volume 4 I Issue 1 I 2016

Reasons for farmers choosing Elephant Foot Yam in Kovvur Mandal, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India

Samuel. K. Kolli; Ratna Kumar P.K; J.Suneetha; G.Hemanth

Biolife; 2016, 4(1), pp 179-183

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7313314

Abstract:

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson or Elephant Foot Yam is an important edible tropical tuber crop, grown for its starchy tubers. Generally propagated through corms

Keywords:

Edible, Starchy tubers, corms, Kovvur Mandal, Beneficial crop

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Article Dates:

Received: 9 January 2016; Accepted: 27 February 2016; Published: 6 March 2016

How To Cite:

Samuel. K. Kolli, Ratna Kumar P.K, J.Suneetha, & G.Hemanth. (2022). Reasons for farmers choosing Elephant Foot Yam in Kovvur Mandal, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India. Biolife, 4(1), 179–183. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7313314

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