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

In November 2009, many farmers in Abia State were alarmed by complete destruction of their taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.) crop. Symptoms, suggestive of leaf blight caused by Phytophthora colocasiae Raciborski (2), began as small, brown, water-soaked lesions that rapidly enlarged to form lar...

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Publié dans:	Plant disease. - 1997. - 95(2011), 5 vom: 14. Mai, Seite 618
Auteur principal:	Bandyopadhyay, R (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Sharma, K, Onyeka, T J, Aregbesola, A, Kumar, P Lava
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2011
Accès à la collection:	Plant disease
Sujets:	Journal Article