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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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 96(2012), 2 vom: 14. Feb., Seite 292
1. Verfasser: Omane, E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Oduro, K A, Cornelius, E W, Opoku, I Y, Akrofi, A Y, Sharma, K, Kumar, P Lava, Bandyopadhyay, R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article