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March 27, 2026Advances in AgricultureOpen Access

Improving Taro ( Colocasia esculenta L. Schott.) Genotypes for Resistance to Taro Leaf Blight Disease in Ghana

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EDEsther Fobi DonkorUniversity of Energy and Natural ResourcesDNDaniel NyadanuCocoa Research Institute of GhanaRARichard AkromahKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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Implication

Explores taro leaf blight resistance in genotypes, indicating potential for agricultural improvement in Ghana.

Key Points

  • The main goal is to evaluate and improve taro genotypes for resistance to taro leaf blight disease.
  • Examined five parent genotypes and 20 single-cross hybrids.
  • Employed a full diallel crossing design under natural and artificial infection conditions.
  • Evaluated combining abilities, heterosis, and heritability for taro leaf blight resistance.
  • Significant general and specific combining abilities identified for disease traits.
  • Most hybrids showed significant negative heterosis for taro leaf blight resistance traits.
  • High heritability values suggest good genetic potential for resistance.

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Donkor et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c6206115a0a509bde18d71https://doi.org/10.1155/aia/6661417
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