A description of seed potato systems in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia

American Journal of Potato Research

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 373-382

  Gildemacher, Peter R ^a   Demo, Paul ^b   Barker, Ian ^c   Kaguongo, Wachira ^a   Woldegiorgis, Gebremedhin ^d   Wagoire, William W ^e   Wakahiu, Mercy ^f   Leeuwis, Cees ^g   Struik, Paul C ^g  

^a INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^b International Potato Center   (Malawi)

^c INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^d Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research   (Ethiopia)

^e Kachwekano Zonal Agricultural Research and Development Institute   (Uganda)

^f KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^g WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacterial wilt; Ethiopia; Kenya; Potato virus; Seed potato economics; Seed potato systems; Uganda

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 70350710071     PISSN: 1099209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12230-009-9092-0     Document Type: Article

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