Introduction: Taro leaf blight disease cause by Phytophtora colocasiae has become an economic disease in Cocoyam growing regions of Cameroon.
Aims: To screen for resistance 10 improved and 4 local cultivars of taro against taro leaf blight disease.
Study Design: A randomized complete block design...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Mbong, G.
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Manju, E.
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Tembe-Fokunang, E.A.
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Hanna, R.
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[Screen house and field resistance of taro cultivars to taro leaf blight disease (Phytophtora colocasiae)]
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Screen house and field resistance of taro cultivars to taro leaf blight disease (Phytophtora colocasiae)
Cassava anthracnose disease (CAD) caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gloeosporioides f.sp. manihotis has become one of the major economic diseases of cassava in Africa. The expansion of cassava production farmlands particularly in the humid rainfall zones of West and Central Africa has led to an...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Ikotun, T.
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Tembe-Fokunang, E.A.
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Akem, C.N.
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Asiedu, Robert
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[Anthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa]
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Anthracnose: an economic disease of cassava in Africa
Thirteen cassava genotypes were evaluated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria for anthracnose (CAD), bacterial blight (CBB) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) incidence and severity, and their effects on yield, for three consecutive planting seasons. There were s...
Fokunang, C.N.
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Ikotun, T
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Dixon, Alfred G.O.
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Akem, C.N.
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[Field reaction of cassava genotypes to anthranose, bacterial blight, cassava mosaic disease and their effects on yield]
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Field reaction of cassava genotypes to anthranose, bacterial blight, cassava mosaic disease and their effects on yield