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Taro [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] is an important underutilised staple food crop in South Africa, with a lot of potential to address food insecurity among poor rural households. Development of high yielding stable taro cultivars is one of the most important goals of plant breeders. Twenty-ni...


Gerrano, A.S.Jansen Van Rensburg, W.S.Adebola, P.O.Manjeru, P.Bairu, M.W.Venter, S.L.[Evaluation and selection of taro [Colocasia esculentra (L.) Schott] accessions under dryland conditions in South Africa]Evaluation and selection of taro [Colocasia esculentra (L.) Schott] accessions under dryland conditions in South Africa

D. rotundata is the most popular species among consumers in Côte d'Ivoire. However, its production is stagnating due to the many constraints associated with its cultivation, particularly virus diseases. The use of improved varieties from sexual reproduction could effectively contribute to sustain...


Babayoko, Y.Kouakou, A.M.Dibi, K.E.B.Ehounou, A.E.Essis, B.S.Nzue, B.Kouassi, A.B.Nguetta, A.S.Adebola, P.O.[Effet de la p'eriode de pollinisation manuelle sur la fructification de l'igname (Dioscorea rotundata Poir; Dioscoreaceae) en Cote d'Ivoire: Effect of the manual pollination period on the fruiting of yams (Dioscorea rotundata Poir; Dioscoreaceae) in Ivory Coast]Effet de la p'eriode de pollinisation manuelle sur la fructification de l'igname (Dioscorea rotundata Poir; Dioscoreaceae) en Cote d'Ivoire: Effect of the manual pollination period on the fruiting of yams (Dioscorea rotundata Poir; Dioscoreaceae) in Ivory Coast

Yam (Dioscorea spp.) is a major staple crop with high agricultural and cultural significance for over 300 million people in West Africa. Despite its importance, productivity is miserably low. A better understanding of the environmental context in the region is essential to unlock the crop’s poten...


Alabi, T.R.Adebola, P.O.Asfaw, A.Koeyer, D. deLópez Montes, A.Asiedu, Robert[Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding]Spatial multivariate cluster analysis for defining target population of environments in west Africa for yam breeding

The growth and yield characteristics of six accessions (Amadumbe 2914, Amadumbe 3053, Amadumbe 43, Amadumbe 56, Amadumbe Amzam 3553/5118 and Amadumbe 2919) of Colocasia esculenta (taro) were compared in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. A randomized complete block design with five replic...


Lewu, M.N.Mulidzi, A.R.Gerrano, A.S.Adebola, P.O.[Comparative growth and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta) accessions cultivated in the Western Cape, South Africa]Comparative growth and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta) accessions cultivated in the Western Cape, South Africa

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