Rapid responses to new plant diseases: The use of going public to monitor the spread of xanthomonas wilt and control napier grass stunt in East Africa

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 879, Issue , 2010, Pages 705-716

  Boa, E ^a  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; East Africa; Global Plant Clinic; Going public; Mass extension; Plant health clinics

Indexed keywords

MUSA; PENNISETUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 80053144781     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.879.76     Document Type: Conference Paper

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