Prevalence and variability of the common bean rust in Uganda

Blessing Adanta Odogwu*; Stanley Tamusange Nkalubo; Clare Mukankusi; Pamela Paparu; Rubaihayo Patrick; James Kelly; James Steadman

doi:10.5897/AJAR2016.11600

African Journal of
Agricultural Research

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
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ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
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Prevalence and variability of the common bean rust in Uganda

Blessing Adanta Odogwu*

Blessing Adanta Odogwu*
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Stanley Tamusange Nkalubo

Stanley Tamusange Nkalubo
National Crop Resources Research Institute, Namulonge, P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
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Clare Mukankusi

Clare Mukankusi
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda.
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Pamela Paparu

Pamela Paparu
National Crop Resources Research Institute, Namulonge, P. O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
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Rubaihayo Patrick

Rubaihayo Patrick
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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James Kelly

James Kelly
Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
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James Steadman

James Steadman
Plant Pathology Laboratory, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA.
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Article Number - E7B3D8E62040
Vol.11(49), pp. 4990-4999 , December 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2016.11600

Received: 24 August 2016
Accepted: 21 November 2016
Published: 08 December 2016

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