Cultivation of amorphophallus paeoniifolius (dennst.) Nicolson (elephant foot yam) in kovvur mandal of west godavari district, andhrapradesh india

Edible aroids find an important place in the food basket of many regions of our country as they have critical role in fulfilling the multifaceted needs of the people contributing to nutrition, food security and poverty eradication. Amorphophalluspaeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson is known as Elephant foot yam which is considered to be the highest income earner to the cultivator irrespective of the production system and temporal variations. It has both nutritional and medicinal values and is usually consumed as cooked vegetable. The present study focuses on the traditional cultivation in field areas located in west Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India.