First Time Morphological and Molecular Isolation of Epicoccum sorghinum Pathogenicity in the Cassava Brown Leaf Spot Disease in Kenya
Ephine Awuor Onyango,
Sarah Naulikha Kituyi,
Carol Wangui Hunja
et al.
Abstract:Cassava brown leaf spot (BLS) is among the most damaging diseases that significantly reduce cassava root yields. There has been need to find varieties resistant or tolerant to BLS. Hence, in this study drought-resistant cassava varieties were being agronomically screened in an experimental farm in Kitui County-Kenya. One variety in the plots, commonly referred to as Kasukari, was found to exhibit abnormal morphological aberrations whose cause necessitated systematic studies. Morphological, microscopic and DNA … Show more
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