Occurrence of Peronosclerospora sorghi in Uganda

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 757-760

  Bigirwa, G ^a   Adipala, E ^a   Esele, J P ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Serere Agric Anim Prod Res Inst   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Collateral host; Conidia; Epidemiology; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

DOWNY MILDEW; FUNGAL SPORE; MAIZE; PLANT DISEASE; SORGHUM; SPOROGENESIS; UGANDA;

PERONOSCLEROSPORA SORGHI;

EID: 0031698339     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.7.757     Document Type: Article

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