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Participatory evaluation of introduced taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] varieties in Samoa. (249)

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D.G. Hunter
AusAID/SPC Taro Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilisation (TaroGen) Project, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
T. Iosefa
AusAID/SPC Taro Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilisation (TaroGen) Project, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
C.J. Delp
AusAID/SPC Taro Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilisation (TaroGen) Project, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
P. Fonoti
AusAID/SPC Taro Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilisation (TaroGen) Project, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
D. Singh
AusAID/SPC Taro Genetic Resources: Conservation and Utilisation (TaroGen) Project, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Suva, Fiji
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Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]
Participatory
Evaluation

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Participatory evaluation of introduced taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] varieties in Samoa. (249). (2005). Tropical Agriculture, 82(3). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/1312
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Abstract

The taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] industry in Samoa was devastated by an outbreak of leaf blight, caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, in 1993. One of the earliest responses to the disease was a screening programme to evaluate exotic taro varieties with known resistance to taro leaf blight (TLB). This study reports on a participatory evaluation of exotic taro varieties from Palau, Pohnpei, and the Philippines. Farmer-managed trials demonstrated that the P10 was found to be most resistant to TLB, highest-yielding, and most vigorous. In terms of palatability, it was reported that this variety was not as good as P20, Toantal, and PSB-G2.
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