MANDATE

The Institute has a broad mandate of generating research information on tropical tuber crops that help to enhance productivity and improve the utilization potential.

MANDATORY CROPS

The mandatory crops of the Institute are 1. Cassava Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae, 2. Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. Convolvulaceae; 3. Greater yam Dioscorea alata L. Dioscoreaceae; 4. White yam Dioscorea rotundata Poir, Dioscoreaceae; 5. Lesser yam Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burls. Dioscoreaceae; 6. Taro Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott. Araceae; 7. Tannia Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott. Araceae; 8. Elephant foot yam Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson Araceae; 9. Giant taro Alocasia macrorrhiza (L.) Schott. Araceae; 10. Swamp taro Cyrtosperma chamissonis (Schott) Merr. Araceae; 11. Chinese potato Solenostemon rotundifolius (Poir) J.K. Morton Labiatae; 12. Yam bean Pachyrrhizus erosus (L.) Urban Leguminaceae; 13. Arrowroot Maranta arundinacea L. Marantaceae; 14. Canna Canna edulis (Ker-Gawler) Cannaceae.