Severity of anthracnose and virus diseases of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) in Nigeria I: Effects of yam genotype and date of planting

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1259-1265

  Egesi, C N ^a   Onyeka, T J ^b   Asiedu, R ^c  

^a National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike   (Nigeria)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Date of planting; Disease management; Resistance; Water yam; Yam anthracnose; Yam mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACNOSE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENOTYPE; VIRAL DISEASE; YAM;

AFRICA; IBADAN; NIGERIA; OYO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 34250790595     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.10.025     Document Type: Article

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