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<strong>Food</strong> Value: Per 100 g edible portion<br />

Edible Moisture Energy Protein Calcium Iron proVit A proVit C Zinc<br />

part % KJ g mg mg µg mg mg<br />

Tuber 71.3 512 2.3 1.4 47 0.8<br />

Seeds 85.1 2.3<br />

Insects:<br />

Icerya seychellarum (Westwood) Margarodidae (HEM) Soft scale<br />

Diseases:<br />

Leaf spot Fungus Cercospora taccae (Sydow) Chupp<br />

Pests:<br />

Importance:<br />

A minor root crop in Papua New Guinea. Of local importance in islands off North Solomons<br />

and in Milne Bay Province.

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