Taro(Colocasia esculenta)variety release recommendations for Papua New Guinea based on multi‐location trials

Genotype Stability Index for Root Yield and Tolerance to Sweetpotato Weevil Cylas puncticolis: A Tool for Identifying Climate Smart Varieties

“…This reduction leads to bias in the estimation of heritability and in the prediction of genetic advance (Comstock and Moll 1963;Alghamdi 2004;Kumar et al 2013). Thus, the magnitude and nature of GEI is important in plant breeding and variety release (Crossa 1990;Singh et al 2006), as they enable plant breeders to identify superior genotypes and locations that best represent production environments (Yan et al 2000).…”

Taro Leaf Blight—A Threat to Food Security

“…Taro is affected by at least 10 major diseases and pests in different parts of the world [6]. Of the various taro diseases, taro leaf blight (TLB) caused by the fungus-like Oomycete Phytophthora colocasiae Raciborski (P. colocasiae) is of prime importance because it can reduce corm yield by up to 50% [7][8][9][10] and leaf yield by 95% in susceptible varieties [11]. TLB can also deteriorate corm quality [12,13].…”

Application of in-vitro micropropagation technique for sustainable production of four local taro cultivars [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] in Cameroon

“…The crop is susceptible to fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode infections (Gadre and Joshi, 2003). Among these various diseases, taro leaf blight disease is one of the major important economic diseases of taro because it reduces corm yield of up to 50% (Singh et al, 2006) and leaf yield of up to 95% in susceptible genotypes and favourable environmental factors (Nelson et al, 2011). P. colocasiae causes corms to rot both in the field and in storage, and this has led to heavy storage lost (Brunt et al, 2001).…”