Causes and suggested remedies to taro endangerment in four regions of Ghana

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 2 Ethnobotany of taro in the study areas

Item	Responses	Respondent's region of residence				Total
		Ashanti	Bono	Western	Eastern
Local name	5 min	0	0	3	0	3
	Asu kooko	0	49	0	0	49
	Brobe	12	0	0	46	58
	Antwebo	0	0	46	0	46
	Kooko	38	1	1	4	44
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Uses	Food	50	50	50	50	200
	Medicine	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Parts used	Corm	40	40	41	40	161
	Leaves	0	0	0	0	0
	Corm and leaves	10	10	9	10	39
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Period of usage	Rainy season	0	0	0	0	0
	Whenever available	42	40	48	45	175
	Dry season	8	10	2	5	25
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Cooking methods	Boiling	45	50	30	37	162
	Frying	1	0	2	2	5
	Boiling and frying	4	0	18	11	33
	Total	50	50	50	50	200
Recipes of taro	Ampesi	17	20	12	15	64
	Ampesi and taro chips	4	0	13	9	26
	Puree	2	0	4	3	9
	Puree and Ampesi	26	30	14	19	89
	Puree, Ampesi and taro chips	0	0	5	2	7
	Taro chips	1	0	2	2	5
	Total	50	50	50	50	200