Taro leaf blight - A threat to global food security
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 Nigeria continue to demonstrate the devastating...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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MDPI
2012
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35807 |
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