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Farming With Bees: The Synchronization of Pollinator Plantings to Increase Production of Cucurbit Crops   
Shading Reduces Yields of Edible Ginger Rhizomes Grown in Sub-Irrigated Pots   
A Simplified Method of Multiplying Bacterial Wilt-Free Edible Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Pots   

Taro Varieties in Hawaii

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Kai Ala, Ala, Ala Keokeo The information in this online catalog is extracted from the book titled "Taro Varieties in Hawaii." First published in 1939, it contains detailed descriptions of 84 varieties of taro then found in Hawaii. To order the book, please download the order form here.



Other Information Sources

Ask the Experts

This collection of questions and answers on topics in CTAHR’s areas of expertise can be searched by crop or key word to find information on plants, farming, gardening, and more.

Publications Bibliographies

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Knowledge Master


This compendium of information on pests of Hawaii’s crops and homes includes insects and other pests as well as plant disease organisms.

Farmer’s Bookshelf


This on-line library of tropical crops contains information on growing some of Hawaii’s commercial fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops, as well as home garden vegetables.

Hawaii Native Plant Propagation Database


This is a compilation-in-progress of information on Hawaii’s native plants, being created as a thesis project by Eileen Herring, a CTAHR Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Science graduate student and UH Manoa science reference librarian.