Cabbage production in Tanzania: Challenges faced by smallholder farmers in the management of black rot disease

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 119-141

  Massomo, Said M S ^a,b   Mabagala, Robert B ^b   Mortensen, Carmen N ^c   Hockenhull, John ^a   Swai, Ignas S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c Danish Government Institute of Seed Pathology for Developing Countries   (Denmark)

^d Horticulture Research Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Black rot; Cabbage; Crucifers; Sustainable production; Tanzania; Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; SMALLHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 28844489510     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J064v26n04_08     Document Type: Article

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