Agro-morphological characterization of some taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.)  Schott.) germplasms 
in Ghana

Boampong, R.; Aboagye, L. M.; Nyadanu, Daniel; Esilfie, M.

doi:10.5897/jpbcs2018.0734

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“…antiquorum, which has a smallglobular central corm with several relatively large cormels emerging from the corm. [10] : Microscopic examinations of taro leaves, also known as Colocasia esculenta,have unveiled several notable characteristics: Cellular Structure: The leaf structure is composed of a multi-layered palisadeand an air-filled spongy mesophyll. Vascular traces are surrounded by a ring ofvacuolate cells, which may extend to both the upper and lower epidermis.…”

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A Review of Taro Leaves on Its Phytochemical Screening and Approach on Anti-diabetic Activities on Specific Receptor

2024

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Taro, scientifically known as Colocasia esculenta, is a plant that holds considerable nutritional and medicinal importance. Its leaves are structured with multiple layers of palisade and air-filled spongy mesophyll. The vascular traces are surrounded by a ring of vacuolate cells that could extend to both the upper and lower epidermis. The leaves have stomata on both sides, with a higher number on the abaxial side. The stalk of the taro leaf is rich in various compounds such as saponins, flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, steroids, and terpenoids, which have potential medicinal uses, including wound healing and antioxidant properties. An interesting feature of the taro leaf is the presence of water bubbles on its surface, which trap air in the cavity, forming a silvery layer. Although the bundle sheath is present in the taro leaf, there is no definitive proof to suggest that taro can perform carbon fixation via a C4 pathway. This research offers insights into the morphological characteristics of taro, its culinary uses, cultivation regions, and seasons. It also highlights the genetic variations among different genotypes, which could be useful for breeding programs.

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Section: Anti-carcinogenicmentioning

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A Review of Taro Leaves on Its Phytochemical Screening and Approach on Anti-diabetic Activities on Specific Receptor

2024

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“…The cluster analysis highlights an extent of variation, which may be useful in future breeding programs (Sultana et al, 2006). Many authors utilized this method for morphological characterization of various species indicating their intraspecific relationship (Khadivi et al, 2018;Boampong et al, 2018). To find morphological intraspecific relationship between 31 local accessions of Spinacia oleracea were split into two main clusters.…”

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Taxonomic Evaluation of Spinacia oleracea L. Accessions by Morphological and Anatomical Markers

Iftikhar,

Rashid,

Yousaf

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J. Plant Environ.

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Spinacia oleracea L. is an edible crop and considered as super food due to high nutrient values. Due to these properties the pot-based project was designed to explore the most diverse accession of this species, 31 local S. oleracea accessions were evaluated taxonomically on the basis of morphological and anatomical markers. Seeds were sown in clay pots to evaluate different morphological characters. The germination period varied from 6 to 15 days while variation in number of leaves was observed to be from 12 to 68 leaves per plant. Moreover, abaxial and adaxial epidermal leaf analysis was examined under light microscope to study the existing anatomical variations. Substantial variations were observed among quantitative characters including number of subsidiary cells (3-5 on both abaxial and adaxial sides), stomata number per unit area (6-21 on abaxial side; 8-18 on adaxial side) and stomatal index (13.9-28.6 on abaxial side; 14.8-25.5 on adaxial side). The shape of epidermal cells varied from tetragonal to pentagonal, hexagonal and irregular. The results concluded that leaf epidermal anatomical markers could be applied considerably in delimiting the species to solve the existing taxonomic problems among them. However, for more authentic results it would be preferred to use more taxonomic tools in integration with anatomy to study intraspecific variations.

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“…Because taro corms contain easily digestible starch and highly soluble dietary fibers, they can be easily assimilated by persons with digestive problems. Also, taro corms could be consumed by people who are allergic to cereals (Huang et al, 2000) and children who are sensitive to milk (Boampong et al, 2018;Opara, 2001).…”

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Influences of water management combined with organic mulching on taro plant growth and corm nutrition

Juang

Lin

ChinJin

2020

Plant Production Science

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) is an important food staple in developing countries in Africa, West Indies, the Pacific region, and Southeast Asia. Because taro can be grown in almost all tropical regions of the world, it will play a crucial role in food security. The use of organic mulches, which contribute to soil water management, weed control, and fertilization simultaneously, shows promise as an eco-friendly approach in agronomy. In the present study, a field experiment including two cropping seasons (I and II) was conducted to evaluate the effects of water regimes with organic mulching on the taro growth and corm nutritive values. In results, compared with that under the upland regime, taro cultivation under the flooding regime had a higher level of soil fertility and better weed control. The flooding regime promoted more the taro plant growth and further enhanced the yields of the harvested corms; also, sugarcane bagasse and rice husk would be the superior mulch to obtain better corm attributes. By contrast, cultivation under the upland regime enhanced the nutritive values of taro corm more than did that under the flooding regime. Regardless of the upland or flooded regime, mulching treatments with rice husk could enrich taro corm nutrition more than could those with sugarcane bagasse and peanut hull. Also, the effects of water regime and mulching on taro plant growth and corm attributes would be varied with the rainfalls during the period of vegetative growth.

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Agro-morphological characterization of some taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.) germplasms in Ghana

Abstract: Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott.) is one of the underutilized crops in

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

A Review of Taro Leaves on Its Phytochemical Screening and Approach on Anti-diabetic Activities on Specific Receptor

A Review of Taro Leaves on Its Phytochemical Screening and Approach on Anti-diabetic Activities on Specific Receptor

Taxonomic Evaluation of Spinacia oleracea L. Accessions by Morphological and Anatomical Markers

Influences of water management combined with organic mulching on taro plant growth and corm nutrition

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