Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi
Benesi, I., Chipungu, F., Herselman, L., Labschagne, M. and Mwenye, O. (2010) Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi. RUFORUM Repository. Available at: https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331 (Accessed: 28 October 2026).
Benesi, I., Chipungu, F., Herselman, L., Labschagne, M., & Mwenye, O. (2010). Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi. RUFORUM Repository. https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331
Benesi, I. R. M., et al. "Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi." RUFORUM Repository, 2010, https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331.
Benesi, I. R. M., F. P. Chipungu, L. Herselman, M. T. Labschagne, and O. Mwenye. 2010. "Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi." RUFORUM Repository. https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331.
Benesi I, Chipungu F, Herselman L, Labschagne M, Mwenye O. Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi. RUFORUM Repository; 2010. Available from: https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331
I. Benesi, F. Chipungu, L. Herselman, M. Labschagne, and O. Mwenye, "Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi," RUFORUM Repository, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331
@misc{RUF-34424,
title = {Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi},
author = {Benesi, I. R. M. and Chipungu, F. P. and Herselman, L. and Labschagne, M. T. and Mwenye, O.},
year = {2010},
publisher = {RUFORUM Repository},
url = {https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331},
note = {Document ID: RUF-34424}
}
TY - GEN
TI - Ethno-botanical and morphological characterisation of cocoyams (Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and Xanthosoma sagittifolum L. Schott) germplasm in Malawi
AU - Benesi, I. R. M.
AU - Chipungu, F. P.
AU - Herselman, L.
AU - Labschagne, M. T.
AU - Mwenye, O.
PY - 2010
UR - https://riims.ruforum.org/repository/documents/6c5b7763-8742-42ce-a241-e6ce5e6fde3d/?se=109331
PB - RUFORUM Repository
ID - RUF-34424
ER -
Copied to clipboard
Abstract
104 words
Cocoyam accessions of Malawi were characterised using ethnobotany
and morphological characters. Thirty above ground
qualitative characters were evaluated. The cultivars were
identified mainly based on the predominant leaf base and petiole
attachment. The study revealed farmers’ preferences of
cocoyam varieties of interest to them. These included uses of
plant parts for food, livestock feed, medicine, ornamental and
adaptation to different agro-ecologies. The study further
revealed significant amount of cocoyam diversity in Malawi.
Farmers maintaining this diversity also hold rich ethno-botanical
and ecological knowledge of the cocoyam cultivars that they
are conserving. A thorough collection country wide and a
complete agro-morphological evaluation study are
recommended.
