Effect of planting season on cassava anthracnose disease development

Crop Protection

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 407-413

  Fokunang, C N ^b   Akem, C N ^a   Ikotun, T ^b   Dixon, A G O ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anthracnose; Cassava; Disease development

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACNOSE; GENOTYPE; NIGERIA; PLANT PATHOLOGY; PLANTING SEASON;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0032865509     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(99)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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