The fight against taro blight

For Samoa, taro was a major export crop and national staple food until the crop was wiped out by taro leaf blight in 1993. Scientists at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Western Samoa, are currently trying to overcome the regional problem...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1999
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46510
Description
Summary:For Samoa, taro was a major export crop and national staple food until the crop was wiped out by taro leaf blight in 1993. Scientists at the University of the South Pacific (USP), Western Samoa, are currently trying to overcome the regional problem...