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Ethnobotany and Perceptions on the Value of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in the Benin Republic

dc.contributor.authorQuenum, Z.N.J.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, P.L.
dc.contributor.authorAkoroda, M.O.
dc.contributor.authorDansi, A.
dc.contributor.authorVetukuri, R.R.
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjee, R.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-24T09:21:02Z
dc.date.available2023-05-24T09:21:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-05
dc.identifier.citationQuenum, Z.N.J., Kumar, P.L., Akoroda, M.O., Dansi, A., Vetukuri, R.R. & Bhattacharjee, R. (2023). Ethnobotany and Perceptions on the Value of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in the Benin Republic. African Journal of Agricultural Research 19(5), 466-481.
dc.identifier.issn1991-637X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8178
dc.description.abstractTaro (Colocasia esculenta) is a widely grown vegetatively propagated food crop in the Benin Republic. The taro leaf blight (TLB) epidemic in 2009, caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, has destroyed taro production and wiped out many taro landraces in West Africa. A survey was conducted in the southern region of Benin to assess the status of taro and TLB, ethnobotany, farmers' perceptions of taro, and identify production constraints. A structured questionnaire was used to collect information from 24 farmers in 17 villages across six departments, and the TLB incidence was assessed in the same fields. The results revealed the prevalence of TLB across all the villages and a sharp reduction in production since the TLB epidemic. The TLB incidence ranged from 25 to 100%, however, the mean symptom severity score per field assessed on a 1 to 5 rating scale varied between 0.25 and 2.8. Awareness about the TLB or good crop management practices was low. Integrated methods for TLB control and improved agronomic management are crucial to enhance taro yields. In the long term, introducing resistant varieties is critical for the sustainable management of TLB and taro production in Benin.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Swedish Research Council
dc.description.sponsorshipPan African University, Institute of Life and Earth Sciences
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.description.sponsorshipSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
dc.description.sponsorshipCGIAR Trust Fund
dc.format.extent466-481
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectTaro
dc.subjectPlant Diseases
dc.subjectEthnobotany
dc.subjectFood Crops
dc.subjectFood Security
dc.subjectBenin
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.titleEthnobotany and Perceptions on the Value of Taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in the Benin Republic
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.crpMaize
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.affiliationPan African University
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Ibadan
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Abomey-Calavi
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryBenin (Dahomey)
cg.coverage.hubHeadquarters and Western Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeBiotech and Plant Breeding
cg.researchthemePlant Production and Health
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidQUENUM:2023
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectPlant Health
cg.iitasubjectPlant Production
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural Research
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 31 May 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5897/ajar2022.16240
cg.iitaauthor.identifierP. Lava Kumar: 0000-0003-4388-6510
cg.iitaauthor.identifierRanjana Bhattacharjee: 0000-0002-5184-5930
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo
cg.identifier.issue5
cg.identifier.volume19


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