EFFECTS OF POST-HARVEST TREATMENT ON THE PREVENTION OF DASHEEN CORM ROT

Herman Adams and Pattanjalidial

No 261344, 22nd Annual Meeting, August 25-29, 1986, St. Lucia from Caribbean Food Crops Society

Abstract: Dasheen (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta) has a great potential as an export commodity in the East Caribbean. The major constraint was found to be dasheen corm rot. Fungicides treatments at different intervals after harvest, and residue levels, were investigated. Low levels of metalaxyl and benomyl prolonged storage of dasheen corms up to four weeks with acceptably low residue levels. The most effective fungicidal dip was On clean undamaged corms treated within six hours after harvest.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
Date: 1986-08-25
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261344

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