Tales from the Pacific Blog

Taro Leaf Blight — my 50 year role in its downfall

This story starts when research into diseases of taro in the Solomon Islands began in the late 1960s at Dala Experimental Station on the west coast of Malaita. … Read More

Lethal Taro Viruses: Still Unresolved

Work on taro virus diseases began at Dala Experimental Station, Solomon Islands, in the late 1960s but, even today, the cause of the more important lethal diseases still remains unclear. … Read More