African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 809

Full Length Research Paper

Combining ability and gene action for bacterial wilt disease resistance in wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes

Faith Wangui Mathai
  • Faith Wangui Mathai
  • Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, 536-20115, Njoro, Kenya.
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Pascal P. Okwiri Ojwang
  • Pascal P. Okwiri Ojwang
  • Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, 536-20115, Njoro, Kenya.
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Robert Morwani Gesimba
  • Robert Morwani Gesimba
  • Department of Crops, Horticulture and Soils, Faculty of Agriculture, Egerton University, 536-20115, Njoro, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 20 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 08 December 2021
  •  Published: 30 April 2022

How to cite this article

APA /
Mathai, F. W., Ojwang, P. P. O., & Gesimba, R. M. (2022). Combining ability and gene action for bacterial wilt disease resistance in wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes. African Journal of Plant Science, 16(4), 34-46.
Chicago /
Faith Wangui Mathai, Pascal P. Okwiri Ojwang and Robert Morwani Gesimba. "Combining ability and gene action for bacterial wilt disease resistance in wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes." African Journal of Plant Science 16, no. 4 (2022): 34-46.
MLA /
Faith Wangui Mathai, Pascal P. Okwiri Ojwang and Robert Morwani Gesimba. "Combining ability and gene action for bacterial wilt disease resistance in wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) and cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes." African Journal of Plant Science 16.4 (2022): 34-46.