First Report of Phytophthora sansomeana (E.M. Hansen) Causing Leaf Blight of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) in South Eastern Nigeria
F. N. Ugwuja, N. V. Chiejina, K. I. Ugwuoke, F. E. Akanwa, A. K. Onifade & M. Tatfeng · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2022
Leaf blight and corm rot of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae Raciborski is the most disparaging disease of taro inducing severe losses in yield and quality of taro corms. Investigations were carried out in Umudike in 2016 and 2017 to determ...
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10.9734/ijpr/2022/v9i230221