Study on application of indigenous knowledge in on-farm conservation of genetic resources of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) in some northern provinces of Vietnam

From 1998 to now, varieties of taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) have been studying  on-farm conservation in some the agro-ecological regions of North Vietnam. The research results showed that the genetic diversity of taro was influenced by ecological conditions in each region. Combined with the application of local knowledge, the first step to identify the group of varieties has economic value and used for on-farm conservation in a number of localities suitable conditions. “khoai  Tía riềng” variety has been preserved in Hai Hau-Nam Dinh, the short-day taro was KS4 in Nho Quan-Ninh Binh,  “khoai tầng” and “khoai ruột vàng” varieties  in Da Bac-Hoa Binh and Tan Son-Phu Tho.

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