Changes in population levels of Meloidogyne hapla, M. incognita, Pratylenchus coffeae, and P. penetrans were studied in 12 strawberry fields in the Dahu region of Taiwan. Ten potential rotation crops and two cultural practices were evaluated for their effect on nematode populations and influence on strawberry yield. Rotation with rice or taro and the cultural practice of flooding and bare fallo...

Rising drug resistance is limiting treatment options for infections by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Herein we provide new evidence that wall teichoic acid (WTA) biogenesis is a remarkable antibacterial target with the capacity to destabilize the cooperative action of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) that underlie β-lactam resistance in MRSA. Deletion of gene tarO, encod...

The impacts of Wasmannia auropunctata (the little fire ant) on the native biota and subsistence agriculture in the Solomon Islands are poorly understood. This species was originally introduced as a biological control against nut-fall bugs (Amblypelta sp.) around 30 years ago and in the intervening time has spread throughout the Solomon Islands, aided movement of produce and planting material. I...

In vitro shoot-tips of three cultivars of tropical taro (Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta (L.) Schott) were successfully cryopreserved by vitrification. Different conditioning treatments were required for each of the cultivars, while the vitrification protocol was constant for all. For the cultivars E399 and CPUK, shoot-tips from three-month-old in vitro plants grown on solidified MS were pre...

Japan’s values diplomacy was proposed by Tarou Asou Taro Aso in 2007. And in the period of Fukuda ruling, this diplomacy contemporarily withdrew from Japanese diplomatic stage, but its democratic values concept is still displayed in diplomatic activities. After Tarou Asou Taro Aso became the prime minister, what would be the position of values diplomacy in Japanese strategy and national policy?...

The experimental studies were conducted in 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 crop seasons, in order to know the agro-economic yield of 'Chinês' and "Macaquinho" taro clones, propagated using huge, extra, large, medium, small and tiny cormels. The harvest was done on average on 202 days after planting, in three crop seasons. Based on the joint analysis of variance carried out, it was observed t...

Little is known about how production practices influence taro (Colocasia esculenta) corm density. This study was conducted to determine the effects soil type and harvest age have on corm density. Niue taro variety was grown on 3 soil types on Tutuila, American Samoa, and harvested 6, 7, 8, and 9 months after planting. Corm densities were measured using a double-weighing method: weighting the co...

Abstract Background Many plant species worldwide cultivated for food have been neglected and are being underutilized despite their crucial contributions to security, nutrition income generation rural citizens, leading a nearly permanent diet deficiency. Taro ( Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), an important crop in the family Araceae, is one of species. This study therefore focused on identifyin...

Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a widely grown vegetatively propagated food crop in the Benin Republic. The taro leaf blight (TLB) epidemic 2009, caused by Phytophthora colocasiae, has destroyed production and wiped out many landraces West Africa. A survey was conducted southern region of to assess status TLB, ethnobotany, farmers' perceptions taro, identify constraints. structured questionna...

QCD-TARO Collaboration: Irina Pushkina , Philippe de Forcrand, Margarita Garcia Perez, Seyong Kim, Hideo Matsufuru, Atsushi Nakamura , Ion-Olimpiu Stamatescu, Tetsuya Takaishi and Takashi Umeda School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan b Institut für Theoretische Physik, ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland, and Theory Division, CERN, CH-1211 G...