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Occurrence and Distribution of Potato Pests and Diseases in Kenya

2013-12-01

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Potato plays an important role in food security in Kenya but yields are low (<10 t/ha), and this is partly attributed to the lack of healthy planting material. This study is the first wide-scale survey to determine the occurrence and distribution of common potato pests and diseases in Kenyan seed (certified and quality declared) and ware crops. Potato crops growing on 101 farms in 21 districts were examined. Appro...

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Literature Corpus work: 60544ed1-853d-5b93-a2d7-e489c7a17386
DOI: 10.1007/s11540-013-9246-9

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