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Genetic Resources, Agro-Techniques, Value Addition and Utilisation in Tropical Tuber Crops: Current Prospects for North Eastern States in India

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Title Genetic Resources, Agro-Techniques, Value Addition and Utilisation in Tropical Tuber Crops: Current Prospects for North Eastern States in India
Technical bulletin for NEH region on tuber crops genetic resources etc
 
Creator P. Murugesan, K. Laxminarayana, Visalakshi Chandra C., Namrata A. Giri, Suresh Kumar J., Sanket J. More and P. Sethuraman Sivakumar
 
Subject Genetic Resources, Agro-Techniques, Value Addition and Utilisation in Tropical Tuber Crops
 
Description Tropical Tuber crops such as cassava, sweet potato, yams, edible aroids, elephant foot yam, taro and tannia
are the major sources of dietary energy, feeding billions of people across the globe. The north eastern region
of India covering seven states such as Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland
and Tripura are one of the major hotspots of biodiversity known for enormous genetic diversity of tuber
crops. Considerable genetic diversity exists among the tropical tuber crops for plant type, morphological and
physiological characteristics, reactions to diseases and pests, adaptability and distribution. The tropical tuber
crops play a vital part in the diet of the tribal people. They are being cultivated mainly for food, poultry and
piggery feed and for therapeutic purposes, although in a primitive way. The industrial application of tuber
crops grown here is not well known. Imparting knowledge on the various aspects of tropical tuber crops
cultivation such as modern agro-techniques, propagation techniques, high yielding varieties, nutritional
value and value addition assumes significance. Hence, this technical bulletin entitled ‘Genetic resources,
agro-techniques, value addition and utilisation in tropical tuber crops: current prospects for North Eastern
states in India’ was prepared to provide required information for the benefit of tuber crop growers, processing
Industries and consumers.
Considerable genetic diversity exists among the tropical tuber crops for plant type, morphological and
physiological characteristics, reactions to diseases and pests, adaptability and distribution. The tropical tuber
crops play a vital part in the diet of the tribal people. They are being cultivated mainly for food, poultry and
piggery feed and for therapeutic purposes, although in a primitive way. The industrial application of tuber
crops grown here is not well known. Imparting knowledge on the various aspects of tropical tuber crops
cultivation such as modern agro-techniques, propagation techniques, high yielding varieties, nutritional
value and value addition assumes significance.
ICAR- NEH Scheme CTCRI
 
Date 2021-08-03T09:17:03Z
2021-08-03T09:17:03Z
2020-02-24
 
Type Training Manual
 
Identifier P. Murugesan, K. Laxminarayana, Visalakshi Chandra C., Namrata A. Giri, Suresh Kumar J., Sanket J. More and P. Sethuraman Sivakumar. 2020. Genetic Resources, Agro-techniques, Value Addition and Utilisation in Tropical Tuber Crops: Current prospects for North Eastern States in India. Technical Bulletin No. 80. ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 63 p.
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Language English
 
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Publisher ICAR Central Tuber Crops Research Institute