Pyrethrum wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum in Kenya
Date
1998Author
Kinyua, Z M
Narla, R D
Waudo, S W
Type
PresentationLanguage
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This article is about pyrethrum production in Kenya which is greatly constrained by a disease characterised by wilting and eventual death of pyrethrum plants. To date, Fusarium graminearum schwabe, F. solani (Mart.) Sacc., Rhizoctonia solani kuhn, Sclerotinia monor jagger, S. sclerotiorum (Lib) de Bary, and lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) have been associated with the wilt disease of pyrethrum. The study was carried out to determine the primary casual agent of the disease. Disease plant samples were collected from five pyrethrum growing areas, namely Kisii, Molo, Mwongoris, Sotik and Limuru for isolation and identification of pathogens associated with the disease.
Citation
Crop protection research in Kenya: proceedings of the 2nd biennial crop protection conference 16-17 September, 1998, pp. 97-104,;ref., ill..Publisher
Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, University of Nairobi
Subject
GfisPyrethrum wilt
Fusarium oxysporum
Kenya
Pyrethrum production
Fdc 0 forests, forestry and the utilization of forest products
Description
Conference Paper