Seed Germination and Seedling Proliferation of Taro,Colocasia Esculenta(L.) Schottin Vitro

Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Some Indigenous Collections of Upland Taro [Colocassia esculenta var. antiquorium (L.) Schott] for Selection of Genotypes Aiming at Improvement in Breeding Programme

“…For a long time it was believed that taro plants do not flower, and therefore fail to produce seeds ( [9], [10]). However, later reports from different countries indicate that many clones flower and produce viable seeds ( [11], [9], [10], [12], [13], [14]). …”

Taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott.)

“…Seed germination and seedling proliferation (Jackson et al 1977 a;) could be useful for hybrid seeds and to screen new variants of several pests and diseases under each environment, where quarantine laws in some countries do not allow the importation of soil-grown plants.…”

“…Seedling proliferation were established in vitro by Jackson et al 1977 a andStrauss et al 1979. Generally very few taro seedlings can be expected to survive in a field because the fruits are quickly and heavily infected with fungi and may rot and seed viability may be low in the Solomon Islands.…”

Dieffenbachia: Uses, abuses and toxic constituents: A review

“…Earlier work with Dieffenbachia (Poole et al, 1976;Zettler and Rhodes, 1975), taro (Strauss et al, 1980), and Caladium (Kamemoto and Sheffer, 1978) has demonstrated that variability does exist in previously neglected (from the selection and breeding standpoint) genera and can be obtained easily. Methods for the induction of flowering (Alamu and McDavid, 1978), tissue culture , and seed germination (Jackson et al, 1977;Strauss et al, 1979) are available and could be applied to Dieffenbachia for the purpose of producing non-toxic or lowtoxicity cultivars.…”