Background: Plant fungal pathogens play a crucial role in the profitability, quality and
quantity of plant production. These phytopathogens are persistent in avoiding plant …

Although a fundamental understanding of the pathogenicity of most biothreat agents has
been elucidated and available treatments have increased substantially over the past …

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 …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta and Xanthosoma spp) are well
adapted food crops across many agro-ecological zones of sub-Saharan Africa. They rank …

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 …

The many threats to global food security in Sub Sahara Africa include poverty, unsustainable
cultivation practices and climate change. Increasing poverty and decreasing food security …

Identifying variant diseases in leaves is a significant method for optimizing food production.
As the global population continues to arise and agricultural space continues to decline …

Especially in tropical and subtropical countries, tuber and root crops have developed into
important food crops. Due to its use in food preparation, aesthetics, and medicine, taro …

Automated plant diagnosis is a technology that promises large increases in cost-efficiency
for agriculture. However, multiple problems reduce the effectiveness of drones, including the …

Tropical root and tuber crops such as cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.)) are important for
food security and livelihoods and yet neglected in climate change impact studies and large …