Cycadaceae;Agriculture--Japan--Okinawa-ken;Okinawa Island (Japan);Sweet potatoes
Topic
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Cycad leaves between rows of soil, October 30, 1947
Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31430059799595], item: H-62
Scope and Contents
Description provided by photographer Roy Simonson reads: "Small fields of Reddish-Brown Lateritic soils from limestone dug up and ready for the setting out of sweet potato slips near Nakajin, northern Motobu peninsula. Cycad leaves are placed between the rows in this patch to add organic matter; other forms are also used."
Dates:
October 30, 1947