Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa
The 1993 outbreak of leaf blight in Samoa resulted in the devastation of the staple taro crop and farmer's incomes from local and overseas markets. The preferred cultivars were all susceptible to the disease, and attempts to solve the problem through fungicides and changed cultural practices have ha...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation
2001
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81892 |
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