Environmental stability of resistance to anthracnose and virus diseases of water yam (Dioscorea alata)

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-118

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

^a National Root Crops Research Institute Umudike   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Colletotrichum gloeosporioides; Genotype environment (G E) interaction; Stable resistance; Water yam; Yam anthracnose; Yam mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

COLLETOTRICHUM; DIOSCOREA ALATA; GLOMERELLA CINGULATA; YAM MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 78650262492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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