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  • Promo%ng Root and Tuber Crops for Food and Nutri%on Security of Rural Tribes in India

    Mahesh Maske, Akshaya Kumar Panda, Bhavani R.V. and D.J. Nithya

    M S Swaminathan Research Founda%on(MSSRF), 3rd Cross street ,Taramani ins%tu%onal Area,Chennai-600113,India

    *[email protected]

    S15-09

    Introduc%on: Root and Tuber Crops are the most important food crops a5er cereals and legumes and are either a staple or subsidiary food for about one-fi5h of the world popula