Yams, a description of their cultivation on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands
By: by M.M. Tedder and J.L.O. Tedder ; drawings by B. House.
Series: Technical paper - South Pacific Commission ;
Publisher: South Pacific Commission
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Noumea, New Caledonia
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 92
Subjects: Traditional farming -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal.; Yams -- Solomon Islands -- Guadalcanal.; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands) -- Economic conditions.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 85.
Table of contents: label: I
pagenum: 1
title: Introduction; label: II
pagenum: 2
title: The yam; label: III
pagenum: 4
title: Yam planting and the natural environment of Guadalcanal; label: IV
pagenum: 7
title: Soils and selecting a site; label: V
pagenum: 9
title: Land tenure and social organisation; label: VI
pagenum: 12
title: The work group; label: VII
pagenum: 14
title: Preparation; label: VIII
pagenum: 17
title: Size and divisions; label: IX
pagenum: 23
title: The digging stick; label: X
pagenum: 24
title: Digging the holes; label: XI
pagenum: 25
title: Hole types; label: XII
pagenum: 25
title: Hole spacing; label: XIII
pagenum: 26
title: Preparing the setts; label: XIV
pagenum: 27
title: Planting; label: XV
pagenum: 29
title: Weeding; label: XVI
pagenum: 30
title: Supporting the vines; label: XVII
pagenum: 31
title: Harvesting; label: XVIII
pagenum: 33
title: Second gardens; label: XIX
pagenum: 34
title: Storage; label: XX
pagenum: 36
title: Pests and diseases; label: XXI
pagenum: 37
title: Magic; label: XXII
pagenum: 52
title: Conclusion; label: Appendix 1
pagenum: 57
title: Traditional stories from Guadalcanal; label: Appendix 2
pagenum: 59
title: The naming of Dioscorea alata (story from Malaita); label: Appendix 3
pagenum: 60
title: Traditional story explaining the distribution of Dioscorea esculenta; label: Appendix 4
pagenum: 61
title: Varieties of yam on Guadalcanal; label: Appendix 5
pagenum: 78
title: Moro movement yam garden; label: Appendix 6
pagenum: 80
title: Protectors of the garden; label: Appendix 7
pagenum: 81
title: Yam harvest at Duidui; label: Appendix 8
pagenum: 82
title: Yam harvest at Makaruka; label: Appendix 9
pagenum: 83
title: Value of supply at Honiara market; label: Appendix 10
pagenum: 85
title: References