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

Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae Waller & Bridge) in Coffea arabica L. variety Rume Sudan

James Mwita Gimase
  • James Mwita Gimase
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) - Coffee Research Institute, P. O. Box 4-00232, Ruiru, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Wilson Muriithi Thagana
  • Wilson Muriithi Thagana
  • Department of Agricultural Science and Technology, School of Agriculture and Enterprise Development, Kenyatta University, P.O Box 43844 – 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Chrispine Ogutu Omondi
  • Chrispine Ogutu Omondi
  • KALRO – Sugar Research Institute, P. O. Box 44- 40100, Kisumu, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Jane Jerono Cheserek
  • Jane Jerono Cheserek
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) - Coffee Research Institute, P. O. Box 4-00232, Ruiru, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Bernard Mukiri Gichimu
  • Bernard Mukiri Gichimu
  • Department of Agricultural Resource Management, School of Agriculture, University of Embu, P. O. Box 6 - 60100, Embu, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar
Elijah Kathurima Gichuru
  • Elijah Kathurima Gichuru
  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) - Coffee Research Institute, P. O. Box 4-00232, Ruiru, Kenya.
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 10 March 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 June 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

How to cite this article

APA /
Gimase, J. M., Thagana, W. M., Omondi, C. O., Cheserek, J. J., Gichimu, B. M., & Gichuru, E. K. (2020). Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae Waller & Bridge) in Coffea arabica L. variety Rume Sudan. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 16(8), 1184-1194.
Chicago /
James Mwita Gimase, Wilson Muriithi Thagana, Chrispine Ogutu Omondi, Jane Jerono Cheserek, Bernard Mukiri Gichimu  and Elijah Kathurima Gichuru  . "Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae Waller & Bridge) in Coffea arabica L. variety Rume Sudan." African Journal of Agricultural Research 16, no. 8 (2020): 1184-1194.
MLA /
James Mwita Gimase, et al. "Quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping of resistance to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae Waller & Bridge) in Coffea arabica L. variety Rume Sudan." African Journal of Agricultural Research 16.8 (2020): 1184-1194.