Genetic inheritance of resistance to Fusarium redolens in cowpea

Namasaka Roy Wanjala; Geoffrey Tusiime; Orawu Martin; Paul Gibson; Symphorien Agbahoungba; Alladassi Mahule Elyse Boris; Richard Edema

doi:10.5897/JPBCS2017.0679

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Plant Breeding and Crop Science

Abbreviation: J. Plant Breed. Crop Sci.
Language: English
ISSN: 2006-9758
DOI: 10.5897/JPBCS
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 447

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Genetic inheritance of resistance to Fusarium redolens in cowpea

Namasaka Roy Wanjala

Namasaka Roy Wanjala
Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Geoffrey Tusiime

Geoffrey Tusiime
Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Orawu Martin

Orawu Martin
National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI), P. O. Box 56, Soroti, Uganda.
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Paul Gibson

Paul Gibson
Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Symphorien Agbahoungba

Symphorien Agbahoungba
Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, P. O. Box 526, Cotonou, Benin.
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Alladassi Mahule Elyse Boris

Alladassi Mahule Elyse Boris
Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Richard Edema

Richard Edema
Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, P. O. Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda.
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Article Number - 2FF634B66195
Vol.9(10), pp. 165-174 , October 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPBCS2017.0679

Received: 14 July 2017
Accepted: 18 August 2017
Published: 31 October 2017

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