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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CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation
2001
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| author | Hunter, D.G. Iosefa, T. Delp, Charles J. Fonoti, P. |
| author_browse | Delp, Charles J. Fonoti, P. Hunter, D.G. Iosefa, T. |
| author_facet | Hunter, D.G. Iosefa, T. Delp, Charles J. Fonoti, P. |
| author_sort | Hunter, D.G. |
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| description | 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 had little impact Efforts to evaluate exotic cultivars and breed taro with disease resistance commenced in 1996. Recent initiatives to facilitate the breeding program in Samoa include a university breeders' club and the Taro Improvement Project (TIP), involving university and ministry research staff, students, extension staff, and farmers. Both initiatives have been motivated by an interest in greater participation of students and farmers in the breeding process and evaluation of introduced taro cultivars. This paper reviews and evaluates experiences in Samoa with participatory approaches to plant breeding using a breeders' club and a fanners' group (TIP), highlighting the benefits of both. |
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| spelling | CGSpace818922023-01-13T17:02:08Z Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa Hunter, D.G. Iosefa, T. Delp, Charles J. Fonoti, P. colocasia esculenta phytophthora colocasiae disease resistance fitomejoramiento resistencia a la enfermedad 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 had little impact Efforts to evaluate exotic cultivars and breed taro with disease resistance commenced in 1996. Recent initiatives to facilitate the breeding program in Samoa include a university breeders' club and the Taro Improvement Project (TIP), involving university and ministry research staff, students, extension staff, and farmers. Both initiatives have been motivated by an interest in greater participation of students and farmers in the breeding process and evaluation of introduced taro cultivars. This paper reviews and evaluates experiences in Samoa with participatory approaches to plant breeding using a breeders' club and a fanners' group (TIP), highlighting the benefits of both. 2001 2017-06-20T08:59:49Z 2017-06-20T08:59:49Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81892 en Open Access CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis for Technology Development and Institutional Innovation Hunter, D.G.; Iosefa, T.; Delp, Charles J.; Fonoti, P.. 2001. Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa. In: An exchange of experiences from South and South East Asia: Proceedings of the international symposium on Participatory plant breeding and participatory plant genetic resources enhancement, Pokhara, Nepal, 1-5 May 2000. Cali: CGIAR Program for Participatory Research and Gender Analysis: 219-227. |
| spellingShingle | colocasia esculenta phytophthora colocasiae disease resistance fitomejoramiento resistencia a la enfermedad Hunter, D.G. Iosefa, T. Delp, Charles J. Fonoti, P. Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title | Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title_full | Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title_fullStr | Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title_short | Beyond taro leaf blight: A participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in Samoa |
| title_sort | beyond taro leaf blight a participatory approach for plant breeding and selection for taro improvement in samoa |
| topic | colocasia esculenta phytophthora colocasiae disease resistance fitomejoramiento resistencia a la enfermedad |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81892 |
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