@article{Rivera:256596,
      recid = {256596},
      author = {Rivera, Luis E. and Oritz, Carlos E. and Cho, John J.},
      title = {Response of Taro var. Lila or Bun Long to Levels of  Supplemental Irrigation},
      address = {2008-07-13},
      number = {1875-2017-467},
      pages = {5},
      year = {2008},
      abstract = {Production of taro (Colocasia esculenta) throughout the  Caribbean Basin has been drastically reduced as a  consequence of the taro leaf blight. Traditional variety  Lila (known as Bun Long in Hawaii) is very susceptible to  the blight. In the short term there is interest in the  production of Lila under drip irrigation, a system under  which blight incidence tends to be lower. The objective was  to provide practical information in regard to growth,  yield, corm quality and the minimum irrigation requirement  for taro Lila grown under upland conditions and under the  presence of the blight. Three irrigation treatments were  evaluated: rainfed and supplemental irrigation based upon  Class A pan factors of 1.0 and 1.3. Providing Lila with  supplemental irrigation of at least 1.0 ET resulted in  increased growth. Irrigation was non significant for stand.  There were no differences for corm fresh weight, nor in  plant dry weight or harvest index between plants subjected  to 1.0 and 1.3 Class A pan factors. This study suggests  that to obtain a Lila crop under upland conditions and  under the presence of the leaf blight water to be applied  by irrigation should replace at least that lost through  évapotranspiration.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/256596},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.256596},
}