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dc.contributor.authorSserumaga, J.P.
dc.contributor.authorBiruma, M.
dc.contributor.authorAkwero, A.
dc.contributor.authorOkori, P.
dc.contributor.authorEdema, R.
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-19T12:40:49Z
dc.date.available2015-11-19T12:40:49Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationSserumaga, J.P., Biruma, M., Akwero, A., Okori, P. & Edema, R. (2013). Prevalence of sorghum anthracnose in different agroecologies of Uganda. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 14(1): 125 - 135.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1026-0919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10570/4616
dc.description.abstractNine major sorghum growing agro-ecologies of Uganda were surveyed to establish the sorghum anthracnose incidence and severity. Hierarchical sampling was used. Severity of anthracnose in the field was rated on a scale of 1-5 where 1= low severity and 5 = high severity. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) results showed that there was variation in incidence and severity sorghum anthracnose disease. Both incidence and severity varied significantly (P<0.05) between agroecologies reflecting the effect of different cropping pattern on sorghum anthracnose epiphytotics. Districts within agroecologies showed a significant variation in both incidence (P<0.05) and severity (P<0.05) of sorghum anthracnose. This might be attributed to the different crop management practices carried out by the farmers within an agroecology. Similar observations were made for fields within the districts with significant differences occurring at P<0.05 for both incidence and severity. Variation in the prevalence, incidence and severity of the anthracnose epidemic in the sorghum growing agroecologies of Uganda suggest that sorghum anthracnose is a major threat to production in virtually all agro-ecologies in Uganda. Moreover the high severities suggest cultivation of very susceptible varieties. The cultivation of resistant varieties will support management of the disease.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNational Agricultural Research Organisationen_US
dc.subjectSorghum growingen_US
dc.subjectSorghum anthracnoseen_US
dc.subjectPlant diseasesen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of sorghum anthracnose in different agroecologies of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US


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