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Distribution, economic importance, symptoms/damage, host range, biology, survival and spread, and management of insect and mite pests and fungal, bacterial, viral, and nematode diseases of elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) using regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated pest management methods are discussed.
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Reddy, P.P. (2015). Elephant Foot Yam, Amorphophallus paeoniifolius . In: Plant Protection in Tropical Root and Tuber Crops. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2389-4_7
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