Application of in-vitro micropropagation technique for sustainable production of four local taro cultivars [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] in Cameroon [PDF]
, 2017 Open Access JournalTaro leaf blight disease has recently been reported in Cameroon to cause between 50 and 100% yields loss of taro in most of the agro-ecological crop growing regions.
Fokunang, Charles N. +4 more
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Taro leaf blight - A threat to food security [PDF]
, 2012 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 blight in Samoa in 1993 and in the last few years in Cameroon, Ghana and ...
Fullerton, Robert +8 more
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2017 A non-Streptomyces actinomycete, designated as strain S265T, was isolated from rhizosphere collected under an elephant ear plant (Colocasia esculenta) in Bangkok, Thailand. The taxonomic position of this strain was determined by a polyphasic approach. Strain S265T formed single globose spores on long, branching, aerial hyphae.
Watsapon, Wattanasuepsin +7 more
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Optimization of glucose syrup extraction from Colocasia esculenta starch using enzymatic hydrolysis
Results in ChemistryThis study aimed to produce, characterize, and optimize glucose syrup from Colocasia esculenta starch through enzymatic hydrolysis, an area that remains insufficiently explored and studied in the existing literature.
Bethelhem Teshome +6 more
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Antimetastatic activity isolated from Colocasia esculenta (taro) [PDF]
Anti-Cancer Drugs, 2012 Breast cancer mortality is primarily due to the occurrence of metastatic disease. We have identified a novel potential therapeutic agent derived from an edible root of the plant Colocasia esculenta, commonly known as taro, which has demonstrable activity in a preclinical model of metastatic breast cancer and that should have minimal toxicity.
Namita, Kundu +9 more
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Pengaruh Penggunaan Talas (Colocasia esculenta) Terhadap Kualitas Telur Itik Talang Benih
Jurnal Sain Peternakan Indonesia, 2009 ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi pengaruh penggunaan talas (Colocasia esculenta ) terhadap kualitas telur Itik Talang Benih.
Kususiyah Kususiah +2 more
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Taro Planthopper Tarophagus colocasiae (Matsumura) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Delphacidae: Delphacinae)
EDIS, 2021 The taro planthopper, Tarophagus colocasiae (Matsumura), is a sap feeding insect in the family Delphacidae. It primary host plant is taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) Originally native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and islands in the Pacific Ocean,
Alexander Tasi, Adam Dale
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Jurnal Teknik Kimia dan Lingkungan, 2022 Biobriket merupakan bahan bakar padat berbasis biomassa yang perlu dikembangkan dan ditingkatkan, mengingat kebutuhan energi pada era sekarang terjadi peningkatan yang signifikan dan diperlukan bahan yang ramah lingkungan sebagai pengganti bahan baku ...
Rini Kartika Dewi, M. Istnaeny Hudha
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Effects of Colocasia esculenta leaf extract in anemic and normal wistar rats
Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018 Background and Objective: Colocasia esculenta is a tropical plant primarily grown for its edible starchy corm. It is a food staple in African, Oceanic, and South Indian cultures and is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants.
Silas Anayo Ufelle +5 more
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Uji Penurunan Kolesterol Pada Mencit Putih (Mus Musculus) Secara In-vivo Menggunakan Ekstrak Metanol Umbi Talas (Colocasia Esculenta L) Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Cardiovascular Disease [PDF]
, 2016 Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrak umbi talas (Colocasia esculenta L) terhadap penurunan kadar kolesterol mencit putih (Mus musculus).
Fitri, R. (Rosita) +3 more
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