Influence of Empty Oil Palm Bunch Ash on Vegetative Growth and Control of Leaf Blight Disease of Cocoyam [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott.] Caused by Phytophthora colocasiae

Omeje, T. E.; Ikenganyia, E. E.; Awere, S U; Anikwe, M. A. N.

doi:10.9734/ijpss/2018/35662

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“…In late season planting, most of the weed seeds present in the field would germinate and can be destroyed during taro seedbed preparation. However, early rainy season planting will require more labour cost/requirements, regular weed schedule regimes, but more taro total tuber yield and less destruction by TLB disease and can be improved if other cultural practices such as optimum manure application of 30 t haG 1 poultry manure or 300 kg a.i haG 1 of N:P: k 15:15:15 fertilizer or mixed fertilizer rich in potassium (80 kg N: 20 kg P: 100 kg K), proper regular weeding arrangements of 3-4 times, proper pests and disease management, proper medium inter and intra row spacing of 75×75 cm proper tillage practice/cultivation, proper earthling up/drainage systems are taken into good measures [24][25][26] .…”

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Weed Management Strategies in Colocasia esculenta Field Caused by Phytophthora colocasiae and Global Climate Change

Omeje¹,

Awere²,

Adinde³

2022

International J. of Agricultural Research

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Food losses due to weed infestation in taro fields are major issues of agriculture at the global scale in the recent outbreak of Phytophthora colocasiae and the increasing impact of climate change associated with high erratic rainfall conditions. The high rate of weed infestation has been a serious problem to taro farmers and researchers since the arrival of Phytophthora leaf blight disease and the recent effect of climate change associated with high erratic rainfall conditions during the peak growth and development of taro resulting in high weed infestation in highly defoliated taro fields. These factors have reduced the unique attributes of taro as shade tolerant and weed suppressive crop in the present taro cropping systems resulting in low yields if weed management strategies are not effectively adopted. Proper weed management option has been a very essential cultural operation for improved taro production and pests/disease incidence and severity reduction. Therefore, a review on measures to manage high weed infestation in defoliated taro field caused by Phytophthora leaf blight disease and climate change have been discussed in detail in light of well-documented research findings, conferences/workshops of the past and observation from many experienced taro producers and field extension workers.

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