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Heterologous expression of taro cystatin protects transgenic tomato against Meloidogyne incognita infection by means of interfering sex determination and suppressing gall formation
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Plant cell reports 2010
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Plant-parasitic nematodes are a major pest of many plant species and cause global economic loss. A phytocystatin gene, Colocasia escul...
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Biochemical Changes in Leaf Tissues of Taro [Colocasia esculenta L. (Schott)] Infected with Phytophthora colocasiae
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Journal of phytopathology 2010
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The changes in some biochemical parameters due to Phytophthora leaf blight infection were assessed in leaf tissues of one resistant (D...
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Somatic embryogenesis, organogenesis and plant regeneration in taro (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta)
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Plant cell tissue and organ culture 2009
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Callus was initiated in three different "esculenta" taro cultivars by culturing corm slices in the dark on half-strength MS medium sup...
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Texture, microstructure and physicochemical characteristics of taro (Colocasia esculenta) as influenced by cooking conditions
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Journal of food engineering 2009
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Taro corms were cooked in four different mediums (water, tamarind solution, lemon solution, or steam) during 25 min. Changes in hardne...
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta [L.] Schott) Cultivation in Vertical Wet-Dry Environments: Farmers` Techniques and Cultivar Diversity in Southwestern Ethiopia
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Economic botany 2009
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta [L.] Schott) Cultivation in Vertical Wet-Dry Environments: Farmers` Techniques and Cultivar Diversity in Sou...
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Identification and characterization of differentially expressed genes in the resistance reaction in taro infected with Phytophthora colocasiae
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Molecular biology reports 2009
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Leaf blight disease caused by Phytophthora colocasiae represents a major constraint to the growth and yield of taro (Colocasia esculen...
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Yield and gross revenue of four taro clones cultivated in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State.
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Acta scientiarum-agronomy 2009
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Yield and gross revenue of four taro clones cultivated in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State. The aim of this work was to assess a few...
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Detached-leaf bioassay for evaluating taro resistance to Phytophthora colocasiae
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Plant disease 2008
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Taro leaf blight disease, caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, is a major limiting factor in taro production worldwide. P colocasiae is ...
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Plant growth regulators in polyamines endogenous levels during the development of taro cultivated in vitro
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Ciencia rural 2008
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The present research investigated the asepsis for attainment of explants deriving of tubers and the polyamines espermidine and espermi...
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Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) with a rice chitinase gene for improved tolerance to a fungal pathogen Sclerotium rolfsii
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Plant cell reports 2008
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Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is one of the most important crops in the Pacific Islands, however, taro yields have been declining in Hawa...
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