Yam diseases and its management in Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 514-525

  Amusa, N A ^a   Adegbite, A A ^a   Muhammed, S ^b   Baiyewu, R A ^c  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Disease management; Field and storage diseases; Fungicides; Nigeria; Resistant varieties; Yam; Yam nematodes

Indexed keywords

TIABENDAZOLE;

ANTHRACNOSE; COLLETOTRICHUM; COLLETOTRICHUM GLOEOSPORIOIDES; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP MANAGEMENT; CROP ROTATION; CURVULARIA ERAGROSTIDES; CURVULARIA PALLESCENS; DRY ROT; FALLOW; FOOD STORAGE; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGUS; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PESTALOTIA; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT DISEASE CONTROL; RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI; SHORT SURVEY; SOFT ROT; WATER YAM VIRUS DISEASE; WET ROT; WOOD ASH; YAM; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS DISEASE;

COLLETOTRICHUM; CURVULARIA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; FRAXINUS; FUNGI; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; NEMATODA; PESTALOTIA; RHIZOCTONIA; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 3042630867     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2003.000-1099     Document Type: Short Survey

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