Biotic constraints to passion fruit production in central and eastern provinces of Kenya
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Passion fruit is an important crop in Kenya for income
generation. However, passion fruit production faces major
challenges due to pests and diseases that have led to yield losses
of 50-100%. To support development of effective integrated
management measures, a survey was carried out in July 2010
in Central and Eastern provinces. Results showed that >70%
of farmers in the surveyed area had abandoned passion fruit
farming due to dieback, fusarium wilt, brown spot, phytophthora
canker and woodiness virus infections and pests like thrips and
mites.
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