Creation of a new bio-energy that will not compete with food production : development of sago palm as a new resource in Melanesia

在巴布亚新几内亚北部的East Sepik，根据植物体大小对西米棕榈的民间品种进行分类，其形态特征反映在其名称上。同样在新爱尔兰岛的凯文，民间品种的名称也与植物特性有关。此外，还发现了一个具有明显粗壮树干的民间品种，该民间品种可能是高产品种。在新几内亚岛印度尼西亚领土上的西巴布亚，发现节间长度与胸径高度呈负相关趋势。节间长与髓内淀粉浓度呈负相关，说明生长速率较高的民间品种可能是低产品种。

In East Sepik of northern Papua New Guinea, folk varieties of sago palm were classified based on size of plant body and the morphological characteristics were reflected as their name. Also in Kevien of New Ireland Island, the name of folk varieties was related with plant characteristics. Moreover, a folk variety that had an apparently thick trunk was found, and this folk variety might be a high yielding variety.In West Papua on Indonesian territory of island of New Guinea, a tendency of negative relationship between the internode length and diameter breast height was found. The other negative relationship between the internode length and starch concentration in pith was found, which meant folk varieties that shows comparatively higher growth rate may be low yielding varieties.