African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

In vitro efficacy of certain botanicals against bacterial soft rot of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Adamu S. H.
  • Adamu S. H.
  • Department of Crop Protection, B.U.K., Kano, Nigeria.
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Lal A. A.
  • Lal A. A.
  • Department of Plant Pathology, SHIATS-Allahabad 211007, U.P. India.
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Simon S.
  • Simon S.
  • Department of Plant Pathology, SHIATS-Allahabad 211007, U.P. India.
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  •  Received: 21 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 16 June 2016
  •  Published: 08 June 2017

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