First Report of Leaf Blight of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Caused by Phytophthora colocasiae in Ghana

Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is an important food crop cultivated for its edible tubers in Ghana. In May 2009, outbreaks of a destructive leaf disease were observed on several taro farms in the Atiwa, East-Akim, Fanteakwa, West-Akim, and New Juaben districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana....

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Publié dans:	Plant disease. - 1997. - 96(2012), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 292
Auteur principal:	Omane, E (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Oduro, K A, Cornelius, E W, Opoku, I Y, Akrofi, A Y, Sharma, K, Kumar, P Lava, Bandyopadhyay, R
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2012
Accès à la collection:	Plant disease
Sujets:	Journal Article