Yield performance and release of four late blight tolerant potato varieties in Kenya

Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-61

  Lung'aho, C ^a   Nderitu, S K N ^a   Kabira, J N ^a   El Bedewy, R ^b   Olanya, O M ^c   Walingo, A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b PLANT PATHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Kenya; Late blight tolerance; Potato; Solanum tuberosum; Utilization; Variety release

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33645658721     PISSN: 18125379     EISSN: 18125417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ja.2006.57.61     Document Type: Article

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