Mysore/Mysuru: Roots and tubers are the underground secret treasures of nature which have many vitamins and minerals. Root vegetables are low in calories and high in antioxidants. Roots and tuber crops that include potatoes, taro, cassava, sweet potatoes and yams are cultivated staple energy sources, only second to cereals. They favourably adapt to diverse soil…
500-plus varieties of roots and tubers on display at Mela
January 11, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: “Tubers are precious gift to our life given by nature and they represent our unique culture. Unless we preserve that knowledge, there is no future for us,” opined senior Folk Scholar Prof. Kalegowda Nagawara. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day ‘Roots and Tuber Mela’ which began at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry in city this morning, he…
Explore the wonder world of Roots and Tubers at N.R. Choultry on Jan.11, 12
January 10, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Roots and tuber crops that include potatoes, taro, cassava, sweet potatoes and yams are cultivated staple energy sources, only second to cereals. They favourably adapt to diverse soil and environmental conditions and a variety of farming systems. As the potato, eclipsed all its other cousins, particularly in cities, the consumption of tubers got restricted…
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