Impact of common sweetpotato viruses on total carotenoids and root yields of an orange-fleshed sweetpotato in Tanzania

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Kapinga, R ^a   Ndunguru, J ^b   Mulokozi, G ^c   Tumwegamire, S ^a  

^a International Potato Center   (Uganda)

^b Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^c Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Orange fleshed sweetpotato; Sweetpotato virus disease; Total carotenoids; Yield

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; DISEASE SEVERITY; POTATO; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

IPOMOEA BATATAS; SWEET POTATO FEATHERY MOTTLE VIRUS;

EID: 67349200783     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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