Comparative assessment of the resistance of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) progenies from SNK10 x SNK413; ICS84 x ICS95 to Phytophthora megakarya in Cameroon by measuring size of necrotic lesion along the midrib

Plant Pathology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-335

  Djocgoue, P F ^a   Boudjeko, T ^a   Nankeu, D J ^a   Efombagn, M I B ^b   Nyasse, S ^b   Omokolo, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Heritability; Phytophthora megakarya; Progenies; Resistance; Theobroma cacao (cocoa)

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA MEGAKARYA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 33846428854     PISSN: 18125387     EISSN: 18125425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ppj.2006.329.335     Document Type: Article

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