Winged bean in Myanmar, revisited

The only first hand account we have in English, concerning the Burmese cult ivation of winged bean Psophocarpus tetragonolobus for its edible tubers, w as written over ninety years ago. A survey carried out in the markets and g rowing areas of Myanmar in January 1998 confirmed much of the derail of thi s earlier report and demonstrated that the winged bean is an entrenched tho ugh minor component of commercial agriculture in Upper Burma. It could be m ore than this.