Parts of a taro plantIn Hawaiian and English

After Handy (1940) and Krauss (1972). Diacritical marks as per Pukui and Elbert (1986).

‘i‘o kalo (flesh of corm)

‘ili kalo (skin of corm)

‘oha (bud of corm)

‘ili kana (cortex)

‘omu‘omu‘o (bud stalk)

piko (junction of petiole and blade as seen onupper surface)

ke alo o ka lau (upper surface of leaf)

ke kua o ka lau (lower surface of leaf) a‘a lau (midrib and veins of leaf)

lau or lu‘au (leaf)

huluhulu (adventitious or feeder roots) iho kalo (core of corm)

a‘a‘a (vascular bundles)

ka‘e lau (edge of leaf)

kalo(corm or under-ground stem)

mawae (petiole groove)

ao lu‘au or mohala (unexpanded leaf blade rolled inside petiole of last expanded leaf)

lihi mawae (margin of petiole groove)

kumu (a vegetative stem, not found on all taro varieties)

makamaka (bud of shoots)

mahae (leaf sinus or basal indentation)

pua (flower or inflorescence)

kohina (base or corm line)

kumu ha (petiole base)

ha (petiole or leaf stalk or stem)

ili ha (epidermis of petiole)

huli(cutting)

the bottom or cut end of a former huli that grew into this taro plant

line of cutting to make huli

Illustration by Penny Levin from Taro Mauka to Makai © 2008 College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai’i.

Title, Publication No., Year published 1. SomedieteticfactorsinfluencingthemarketforpoiinHawaii[AEB-3][1952] 2. Processingandchemicalinvestigationsoftaro[B-86][1941] 3. DiseasesoftaroinHawaiiandtheircontrol;withnotesonfieldproduction[C2-18][1941] 4. TaroleafblightinHawaii[PD-71][2011] 5. Tarorootaphid[IP-1][1997] 6. Uplandtaro[HGV-18][1997] 7. TheeconomicsofcommercialwetlandtaroproductioninHawaii[AB-07][1994] 8. Tarorootaphid[RES-114-10][1990] 9. TheeconomicfeasibilityofgrowingtaroinrotationwithfieldcornfordairysilageontheislandofKauai[RES-061][1985] 10. Poiconsumption:Consumptionofatraditionalstapleinthecontemporaryera,inHonolulu,Hawaii[DP-54][1981] 11. Specificgravityevaluationofcormqualityintaro[C2-61][1964] 12. TarovarietiesinHawaii[B-084][1939] 13. Nokahoouluanaikekalo[Nokahooulu][1911] 14. Nahoaonokepaleanaikapalaokekalo[PB-004][1903] 15. Therootrotoftaro[B-2][1902] 16. CTAHRandtaro[2009] 17. PesticidescurrentlyregisteredforuseintaroinHawaii(2007)[SCM-22][2007] 18. Hawaiiankalo(taro),pastandfuture[SA-1][2007] 19. Improvementsintarocultureandreductionindiseaselevels[PD-22][2002] 20. Promisingnewtarocultivarswithresistancetotaroleafblight:‘Pa’lehua’,‘Pa’akala’,and‘Pauakea’[NPH-7][2002] 21. Nutrientdeficienciesandexcessesintaro[SCM-4][2002] 22. Impactsoforganicinputsontaroproductionandreturns[SCM-3][2001] 23. Processingtarochips[FMT-1][2000] 24. Taro(wetproduction)costofproductionspreadsheet[1999] 25. Handbookforcommercial-scaletaro(Colocasiaesculenta)tissuecultureinHawaii,withnotesonsamplepreparationfordiseasetesting[RES-145][1993] 26. ColocasiataroonPohnpeiIsland[RES-140-02][1993] 27. ColocasiatarovarietiesonPohnpei[RES-140-03][1993] 28. EcologyofatypicaltarofarmatSabana,Rota,CommonwealthoftheNorthernMarianaIslands[RES-140-05][1993] 29. EffectofAlomae-BoboneVirusComplexonyoungtaroseedlingsandotheraroidspeciesincontrolledconditions[RES-140-07][1993] 30. Effectofblackplasticmulchonyieldofdrylandtaroproduction[RES-140-08][1993] 31. EffectofplantingColeusblumeioninsectpopulationsintaro(Colocasiaesculenta)fieldsinAmercicanSomoa[RES-140-09][1993] 32. Effectsoffertilizer,lateweeding,anddesuckeringonyieldandpestpopulationsoftaro[RES-140-10][1993] 33. GeneticresistancetoAlomae-BoboneVirusComplex,thelethaldiseaseoftaro(Colocasiaesculenta(L.)schott)[RES-140-12][1993] 34. IntercroppingColocasiatarowithblackpepper(Pipernigrum)onPohnpei[RES-140-13][1993] 35. Low-inputandhigh-inputdrylandtaroweedcontrolinHawaii[RES-140-14][1993] 36. No-tilltaroproductioninHawaii[RES-140-15][1993] 37. Potentialsforshademanagementinagroforestrysystemsfortarocropping[RES-140-16][1993] 38. Prospectsforbiologicalcontroloftarobeetles,Papuanaspp.(Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae),intheSouthPacific[RES-140-17][1993] 39. Relationshipbetweennematodepopulationsandcormrotin‘BunLong’taroproduction[RES-140-18][1993] 40. ResearchprioritiesfortarointhePacificIslands[RES-140-31][1993] 41. Sustainablemanagementpracticesoftaro(Colocasiaesculenta)productioninWesternSamoa[RES-140-20][1993] 42. Sustainabletaroculture:Fijisituation[RES-140-21][1993] 43. Taro(Colocasiaesculenta(L.)Schott)intheatollsandlowislandsofMicronesia[RES-140-22][1993] 44. TarocultivarsinSamoa[RES-140-23][1993] 45. TarocultivationinKosrae[RES-140-24][1993] 46. TarogrowingonYap[RES-140-25][1993] 47. TaroresearchinPalausince1990[RES-140-26][1993] 48. TarotradeandcostofproductioninselectedareasoftheAmericanaffiliatedPacific[RES-140-27][1993] 49. TraditionaltarocultivationintheSolomonIslands[RES-140-28][1993] 50. WaterneedsforsustainabletarocultureinHawaii[RES-140-29][1993] 51. YieldandprofitabilityoftaroproductionunderthreeweedmanagementschemesatRota,commonwealthoftheNorthernMarianaIslands[RES-140-30][1993] 52. TaroIndustryAnalysisNumber4;SubmittedtotheGovernor’sAgricultureCoordinatingCommittee[Taro_Industry_Analysis4][1990] 53. AHawaiianperspectiveontarogrowing[RES-114-16][1990] 54. Breedingandevaluationoftaro(Colocasiaesculenta)fortheSouthPacificregion[RES-140-01][1990] 55. CostandreturnofChinesetaroproductionintheHiloarea[RES-114-04][1990] 56. Determinationofherbicideresiduesinedibletaropartsandwetlandfloodwaters[RES-114-09][1990] 57. Developmentofnewtarovarietiesthroughbreeding[RES-114-07][1990] 58. Drylandtaroproduction[RES-114-15][1990] 59. Effectsofmulchingandintercroppingonuplandtaro[RES-114-11][1990] 60. MarketingofChinesetaroinLosAngeles[RES-114-05][1990] 61. Phosphorusfertilizationfordrylandtaro[RES-114-13][1990] 62. PotentialforproductionofAlocasia,gianttaro,ontheHamakuacoastoftheislandofHawaii[RES-114-08][1990] 63. Preliminaryresultsofdrylandtarospacingandfertilizertiming[RES-114-14][1990] 64. ProceedingsofTakingTarointothe1990s:ATaroConference[RES-114][1990] 65. Tarocormqualityandpostharvesthandlingforprocessing[RES-114-06][1990] 66. Tarodiseases[RES-114-11][1990] 67. Tarofoodproducts[RES-114-02][1990] 68. Welcomingaddress:TakingTarointothe1990s:ATaroConference[RES-114-01][1990] 69. Taro varieties in Hawaii (order form) [B-084] 70. Taro: Mauka to makai (order form) [1997]

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