Efficacy of different fungicide spray schedules for control of potato late blight in Southwestern Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 545-552

  Kankwatsa, P ^a   Hakiza, J J ^b   Olanya, M ^c   Kidenamariam, H M ^c,d   Adipala, E ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Kalengyere Research Station   (Uganda)

^c INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^d International Potato Center ^*  (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Application frequency; Fungicides; Phytophthora infestans; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGICIDE;

UGANDA;

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0242499973     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00220-X     Document Type: Article

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