Experimental Archaeology Gardens Assessing the Productivity of Ancient Māori Cultivars of Sweet Potato, Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam. in New Zealand

This paper presents estimates of yield for effort of the cultivar, ‘Taputini,’ which is a sweet potato that was eaten by the Māori of New Zealand before European contact in the 18th century. The two experimental archaeology gardens were planted at sites on either side of Cook Strait: the one with cl...

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