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Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott)
2014Genetic engineering of taro is an effective method to improve taro quality and the resistance to various diseases of taro. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of taro is more efficient than the particle bombardment transformation method based on current research.
Xiaoling, He +3 more
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Colocasia esculenta: A potent indigenous plant
International journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases, 2011Colocasia esculenta (CE) Linn. (Family: Araceae) is an annual herbaceous plant with a long history of usage in traditional medicine in several countries across the world, especially in the tropical and subtropical regions. The herb has been known since ancient times for its curative properties and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments ...
Rakesh Prajapati +4 more
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Thermogenic flowering of taro (Colocasia esculenta, Araceae)
Canadian Journal of Botany, 2004Thermogenesis and its association with taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) flowering was studied during the warmest period of the year (December 2002 – February 2003) within a large collection of heterogeneous plant material on Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.
Ivancic, Anton +4 more
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2015
Distribution, economic importance, symptoms/damage, host range, biology, survival and spread, and management of insect and mite pests and fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases of taro (Colocasia esculenta) using regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated pest management methods are discussed.
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Distribution, economic importance, symptoms/damage, host range, biology, survival and spread, and management of insect and mite pests and fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases of taro (Colocasia esculenta) using regulatory, physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated pest management methods are discussed.
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Genetic Diversity in Taro (Colocasia esculenta)
2019Taro [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 the world and is mainly grown in tropical Africa, China, New Guinea, and many Pacific islands.
Susan C. Miyasaka +6 more
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott.)
1988Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott.) is a member of the family Araceae. It is an ancient crop grown throughout tropical, subtropical and many warm regions of the temperate zones for its edible corms or cormels; in some cultivars the leaves and petioles are eaten as green vegetables.
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Utilization of taro (Colocasia esculenta): a review
Journal of Food Science and Technology, 2013Tubers are important sources of carbohydrates as an energy source and are used as staple foods in tropical and subtropical countries. They are generally processed into various forms before consumption. Processing makes them digestible and palatable, extends the shelf life and reduces post-harvest losses.
Pragati Kaushal +2 more
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Cryopreservation of Colocasia esculenta L. Schott (Taro)
2002Taro [Colocasia esculenta L. Schott] is one of the three important root crops of the monocotyledonous family Araceae. The other two comprise species of the genera Alocasia and Xanthosoma. The Greek name colocasia was derived from the Arabic “qolquas” and the Malay name “tallas” gave rise to the Polynesian taro (Porteres 1960).
Nguyen Tien Thinh, Hiroko Takagi
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Genetically controlled branching corms of taro (Colocasia esculenta)
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science, 2004Abstract Branching in taro (Colocasia esculenta) corms is a complex, undesired, and rare trait, which is expressed because of proliferation of lateral buds. The evaluation of the Vanuatu national taro germplasm collection showed that the frequency of this trait was significantly high (9.51 % of the accessions were characterised by genetically ...
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