Working Document Series Open Access Development of a hot pepper root rot and wilt disease management strategy through genetic resistance, chemical application and proper choice of rotational crops E. Awori · S. Nkalubo · P. Tukamuhabwa · S. Tumwekwase +1 more This study seeks to contribute to increased productivity of hot pepper (Capsicum chinense) by incorporating an integrated pest management (IPM) package for root rot/wilt disease (Phytophthora capsici). Pathogen host diversity will be deter… RUF-34591 2010 CC BY 4.0 8 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Introgressing resistance to Fusarium root rot in selected farmer preferred Andean bean genotypes from Meso-American line and mapping of associated resistance quantitative trait loci K. Kamfwa · C. Mukankusi · M. Mwala · P. Okori Two populations of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) from K20 x MLB-49-89A and K132 x MLB-49-89A were assessed for resistance to Fusarium solani f.sp. phaseoli. Additionally, 35 SSR markers were screened for polymorphisism in the parents. The res… RUF-34455 2010 CC BY 4.0 21 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Unravelling the Potential of Sweet Sorghum for Sugar Production in Kenya G. Abayo · M. Dida · P. Okori · C. Olweny Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is an important food and increasingly industrial crop and serves as a source for starch and sugars for biofuel production world wide and especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor … RUF-31575 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013