Effect of soil amendments, intercropping and planting time in combination on the severity of cassava bacterial blight and yield in two ecozones of West Africa

Plant Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 585-595

  Zinsou, V ^a,b   Wydra, K ^b   Ahohuendo, B ^a   Hau, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis; Xanthomonas campestris pv. manihotis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HABITAT TYPE; INTERCROPPING; SOIL AMENDMENT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MANIHOT ESCULENTA; XANTHOMONAS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS; XANTHOMONAS AXONOPODIS PV. MANIHOTIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 7044222541     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0032-0862.2004.01056.x     Document Type: Article

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