Summary
Kumara served early Maori well on their epic voyages to New Zealand. Now the modern variety is being studied by Nasa for a possible role in journeys into space.
Mervyn Dykes reports.See the full content of this document
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The Canny Kumara
"KUMARA in space" sounds like the title of a weird Hollywood movie, but it has happened already, courtesy of a Chinese rocket. Now Nasa is taking a closer look at a vegetable that played a vital role in New Zealand's past, but truly belongs in the 21st century.
Besides eating kumara we could soon be drinking them, wearing them, travelling in them, wrapping things up in them, colouring food...See the full content of this document
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