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Effect of chemical spray on insect pests and yield quality of food grain legumes
(2008)
Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. GLP 2), the lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus L.), the green gram (Vigna radiate L.), the lablab (Lablab purpureus L.) and the chickpea (Cicer arietinum). The experimental design was a randomized ...
Management of Fusarium head blight of wheat and deoxynivalenol accumulation using antagonistic microorganisms
(2008)
Laboratory and green house studies were conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, to evaluate the efficacy of Epicoccum sp., Alternaria sp., Trichoderma sp. and Bacillus sp. in control of Fusarium ...
Reaction of some Kenyan wheat cultivars to head blight after inoculation with Fusarium graminearum
(2007)
Eight cultivars of wheat that are commonly grown in Nakuru and Nyandarua districts of Kenya were tested for their susceptibility to Fusarium head blight (scab) under green house conditions. The cultivars were inoculated ...
Fusarium culmorum: Infection process, mechanisms of mycotoxins production and their role in pathogenesis in wheat
(2007)
Fusarium culmorum is an important pathogen of wheat causing seedling blight, foot rot, and head blight (Fusarium head blight (FHB)) or scab. The pathogen is dominant in cooler areas like north, central and western Europe. ...
Head blight of wheat in Kenya and contamination of grain with mycotoxin producing Fusarium species
(2008)
The study was carried out during the 2006 cropping season in Nakuru district, Kenya. Incidence and severity of head blight were determined and pathogens isolated from diseased wheat heads, wheat and maize kernels. Mycotoxin ...