TY  - JOUR
T1  - Screening a Cycle 1 Breeding Population of Taro (<I>Colocasia esculenta</I> (L.) For Resistance to Taro Leaf Blight in Samoa
AU - , P. Fonoti AU - , M.P. Tofinga AU - , D.G. Hunter 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 3
IS  - 8
SP  - 888
EP  - 891
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2008.888.891
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2008.888.891
KW  - Taro leaf blight
KW  -breeding programme
KW  -recurrent selection
KW  -resistence
KW  -clones
KW  -taste tests
KW  -multiplication
KW  -evaluation
KW  -on-farm trials
AB  - The arrival of leaf blight in Samoa in 1993 devastated taro production in the country. Initial fungicidal efforts to manage the disease failed. Breeding taro for resistance to the disease was determined as the only long-term solution to the problem. A breeding programme, based on recurrent selection, was initiated in 1996 using exotic and traditional cultivars as parents. Breeding cycle 1 was screened for resistance to leaf blight during 1998 and 1999. Thirty clones were identified with good resistance to leaf blight and vigour. Following taste test evaluations 10 clones were selected for further multiplication and evaluation. MAFFM have officially released  6  of  the  clones  to  farmers.  Clones  C1-298 (Nu’u 16), C1-81 (Nu’u 5), C1-328 (Nu’u 21) and C1-40 (Talo Seve) yielded higher than the reference variety, PSB-G2, at the majority of sites in on-farm trials.
ER  -