African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Detached berries response to coffee berry disease (Colletotrichum kahawae) of F1 hybrid genotypes developed from Ethiopian accessions of Arabica coffee

Grace Kitange
  • Grace Kitange
  • Tanzania Coffee Research Institute, P. O. Box 3004, Moshi, Tanzania.
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Susan Nchimbi-Msolla
  • Susan Nchimbi-Msolla
  • Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science and Horticulture,P. O. Box 3005, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Dunstan G. Msuya
  • Dunstan G. Msuya
  • Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Crop Science and Horticulture,P. O. Box 3005, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 24 May 2023
  •  Accepted: 08 August 2023
  •  Published: 31 August 2023

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