Les virus des végétaux au Burundi

Plant viruses in Burundi. The author describes the virus disease observed, during two stays in Burundi on different plant species : maize, cassava, beans, cyphomandra, potato, eso. More inspections are needed to complete this inventory and examination must be done in a specialized laboratory to perf...

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Main Author: Verhoyen, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux 1983-01-01
Series:Tropicultura
Online Access:http://www.tropicultura.org/text/v1n1/21.pdf
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Summary:Plant viruses in Burundi. The author describes the virus disease observed, during two stays in Burundi on different plant species : maize, cassava, beans, cyphomandra, potato, eso. More inspections are needed to complete this inventory and examination must be done in a specialized laboratory to perfect the identifications. Conclusively, control measures are proposed : true identifications of the pathogen, diffusion through the selection station are to avoided, crop rotations, knowledge of vector and their biology. Estimations of crop losses must indicate the priorities.
ISSN:0771-3312