| PWD Control Id | 65 |
| Crop ID | Taro (Cocoyam) |
| Pwd Name | Taro blight |
| Pwd Type | Disease |
| Causal Agent | Phytophthora colocasiae |
| Symptoms | It causes purple to brown circular water-soaked lesions. |
| Control | This disease is partially controlled by use of copper- or phosphor-based fungicides, but spraying is tedious and costly. Increasing plant spacing or intercropping reduces losses. |
| Notes | NULL |
| Metadata Id | 8,635 |