Identification and distribution of viruses infecting sweet potato in Kenya

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-379

  Ateka, E M ^a,c   Njeru, R W ^a   Kibaru, A G ^a   Kimenju, J W ^a   Barg, E ^c   Gibson, R W ^b   Vetten, H J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Incidence; Mixed infection; Survey; Sweet potato feathery mottle virus; Symptom

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SYMPTOM; VIRUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SWEET POTATO CHLOROTIC STUNT VIRUS; SWEET POTATO FEATHERY MOTTLE VIRUS; SWEET POTATO LATENT VIRUS; SWEET POTATO MILD MOTTLE VIRUS;

EID: 17644422901     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00353.x     Document Type: Article

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