Current Challenges In Production, Management Of Colocasiae Esculenta

ISBN-13: 9786139847242 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 68 str.

Carren Otieno; George Opande; Valerie Palapala

Opis

Taro (Colocosiae esculenta (L) Schott), is a root tuber belonging to the Araceae family. It is consumed world wide as a staple food in most developing countries particularly in Africa, Asia and Pacific regions. It is the fourteenth most consumed vegetable and the fifth most harvested root crop in the world. However this crop is underutilized, its production status, protection, agronomy, social-economic values, post-harvest challenges and management biology of the destructive taro leaf blight disease (TLBD) caused by Phytophthora colocasiae racib need to be better understood not only internationally but also in Kenya (East Africa). This book, therefore, provides an overview of the current status of these major challenges that have greatly impacted on its production in not only in Kenya but worldwide.

O autorze

Otieno, Carren
Carren Adhiambo Otieno is a Lecturer at Rongo University, Rongo (Kenya). She has 17 years teaching and research experience at University in microbiology and plant pathology. She is currently a PhD candidate at Maseno University, after successfully completing Msc Botany (Microbiology), and BEd (Science). She is happily married with 4 children.