Fungicide application and host-resistance for potato late blight management: Benefits assessment from on-farm studies in S.W. Uganda

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1075-1083

  Namanda, S ^a   Olanya, O M ^b   Adipala, E ^c   Hakiza, J J ^d   El Bedewy, R ^e   Baghsari, A S ^f   Ewell, P ^g  

^a International Potato Center   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d Kawanda Agricultural Research Institute   (Uganda)

^e PO Box 17 ^*  (Egypt)

^f FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g PO Box 30261   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Economic returns; Fungicide application; Host resistance; IPM; Late blight; Mancozeb Dithane M45; Uganda

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUNGICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; POTATO;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 4444272297     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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