Early screening of cassava for resistance to root knot nematodes

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Published: Sep 21, 2004
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Cassava root knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp

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F. Kagoda
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda
D. Coyne
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda
C. Kajumba
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda
J. Dusabe
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Southern and Eastern Africa Regional Centre P.O BOX 7878, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Two node cutting of 18 cassava varieties were planted in 20 cm diameter non-disposable plastic pipes filled with sawdust with the objective of establishing their resistance to root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.).

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Kagoda, F., Coyne, D., Kajumba, C., & Dusabe, J. (2004). Early screening of cassava for resistance to root knot nematodes. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 9(1), 574–577. Retrieved from http://journal.naro.go.ug/index.php/ujas/article/view/272
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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2004)
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