Article
Present status of bacterial blight in cotton genotypes evaluated at Busia and Siaya counties of Western Kenya
2014-08-01
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial blight (BB) incited by Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum (Xcm) is an important bacterial disease occurring in all cotton growing areas throughout the world, including parts of Western Kenya, that are characterized by a hot and humid climate. The disease causes seedling blight, angular leaf spot, boll rot and black arm on petioles and branches leading to a loss of fruiting branches with yield losses of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5629b68f-68c3-5b93-9165-26e3378eca4c
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10658-014-0440-7
