Research Article

Biochemical Charcterization of Some Taro (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott) Germplasm in Ghana

Table 1

Source of taro genotypes used for the studied.

GenotypeNameOriginTLBTaste

CE/MAL/32KlangMalaysiaResistantVery good
CE/MAL/14KlangMalaysiaResistantPoor
BL/SM/10Samoa 10SamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/16Samoa 11SamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/116ManuSamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/80AlafuaSamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/115MandelaSamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/151LetogoSamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/132FanuatapuSamoaTolerantVery good
BL/SM/158lalomanuSamoaTolerantVery good
CE/IND/12IND 237IndonesiaSusceptibleGood
CE/IND/16LebakIndonesiaSusceptibleGood
SAO/006KookoGhanaTolerantGood
SAO/020KookoGhanaTolerantGood
ELO/002KookoGhanaTolerantVery good
KA/019KookoGhanaTolerantVery good
KA/035KookoGhanaTolerantVery good
EX BUNSOKookoGhanaTolerantVery good

TLB = Taro leaf blight, MAL = Malaysia, SM = Samoa, IND = Indonesia.