Taro leaf blight—a threat to food security

D Singh, G Jackson, D Hunter, R Fullerton, V Lebot… - Agriculture, 2012 - mdpi.com
Taro leaf blight (caused by the Oomycete Phytophthora colocasiae) is a disease of major
importance in many regions of the world where taro is grown. Serious outbreaks of taro leaf …

[HTML][HTML] Taro (Colocasia esculenta): Zero wastage orphan food crop for food and nutritional security

B Kapoor, S Singh, P Kumar - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is one of the traditional crops with enormous nutritional and
pharmaceutical potential as compared to the other tuber crops. It is evident from the …

Taro in West Africa: Status, challenges, and opportunities

JJ Oladimeji, PL Kumar, A Abe, RR Vetukuri… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Taro is an ancient nutritional and medicinal crop woven into the fabric of the socio-economic
life of those living in the tropics and sub-tropics. However, West Africa (WA), which has been …

Identification of major walnut cultivars grown in China based on nut phenotypes and SSR markers

LN Chen, QG Ma, YK Chen, BQ Wang, D Pei - Scientia Horticulturae, 2014 - Elsevier
Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is an economically important tree widely cultivated in temperate
regions for its nuts and timber. In this study, molecular identification using 12 simple …

Genetic Diversification and Dispersal of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)

H Chaïr, RE Traore, MF Duval, R Rivallan… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) is widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical areas.
However, its origin, diversification and dispersal remain unclear. While taro genetic diversity …

Genetic structure and diversity of East African taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]

MW Macharia, SM Runo, AN Muchugi… - African Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
Abstract Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L) Schott] is mainly produced in Africa by small holder
farmers and plays an important role in the livelihood of millions of poor people in less …

DArTSeq SNP-based genetic diversity and population structure studies among taro [(Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] accessions sourced from Nigeria and Vanuatu

TW Fufa, WG Abtew, CO Amadi, HO Oselebe - PloS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Taro is a valuable staple food crop among resource-poor rural people in countries such as
Nigeria and Ghana, among others. Characterization of genetic diversity is a prerequisite for …

Genetic Diversity in Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

SC Miyasaka, MR Bellinger, MB Kantar… - Genetic diversity in …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] is an ancient, tropical root crop that is
morphologically diverse with over 10,000 landraces. It is the fifth most produced root crop in …

Development and characterisation of EST-SSR markers by transcriptome sequencing in taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schoot)

Y You, D Liu, H Liu, X Zheng, Y Diao, X Huang, Z Hu - Molecular Breeding, 2015 - Springer
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is an important crop with a long history of cultivation. In this study
5278 SSRs were identified in taro transcriptome data. A total of 2858 primer pairs were …

DNA and Pacific commensal models: applications, construction, limitations, and future prospects

AA Storey, AC Clarke, T Ladefoged… - The Journal of Island …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Components of the Pacific transported landscape have been used as proxies to trace the
prehistoric movement of humans across the Pacific for almost two decades. Analyses of …