The role of crop improvement in pest and disease management
Pests and diseases have become major constraints to smallholder banana production in the highlands of East Africa. Biotic challenges to banana cultivation include fungi, bacteria, viruses, nematodes and insects. Host-plant resistance, developed either by conventional breeding or by application of bi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Society for Horticultural Science
2009
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90232 |
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