Present status of bacterial blight in cotton genotypes evaluated at Busia and Siaya counties of Western Kenya
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- Kennedy Chepkurui Pkania (UGent) , Jolien Venneman, Kris Audenaert (UGent) , Oliver Kiplagat, Godelieve Gheysen (UGent) and Geert Haesaert (UGent)
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- Bacterial blight (BB) incited by Xanthomonas citri subsp. malvacearum (Xcm) is an important bacterial disease occurring in all cotton growing areas throughout the world, including parts of Western Kenya, that are characterized by a hot and humid climate. The disease causes seedling blight, angular leaf spot, boll rot and black arm on petioles and branches leading to a loss of fruiting branches with yield losses of up to 35 %. Fifty- one Kenyan cotton genotypes (Gossypium hirsutum L.) were established in the two counties of Siaya and Busia famous for their cotton cultivation in the western region. The BB symptoms caused by natural Xcm infection in the field were scored for each cotton accession. In addition artificial inoculation with the same strains was done to confirm the status under controlled greenhouse conditions. The results of BB disease scoring revealed that some accessions (e.g. T 24A and T 24B) possess a reasonable level of resistance. However, most of the Kenyan genotypes surveyed showed medium to severe symptoms of BB, including KSA 81 M, the only commercially grown cultivar in the region of Western Kenya. Overall, 71 % of the genotypes showed susceptibility and 29 % were classified as either resistant or moderately resistant. There is therefore need to improve the local commercial genotypes by introducing new genetic resources with a more durable BB resistance to ensure a successful revitalization of the Kenyan cotton sector.
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- PLANT, Kenya, LINES, MATURITY, GENES, LEAF, PATHOGEN, III EFFECTORS, RESISTANCE, XANTHOMONAS-MALVACEARUM, CAMPESTRIS PV. MALVACEARUM, Bacterial blight (BB), Cotton germplasm, Gossypium hirsutum L, Xanthomonas citri subsp malvacearum (Xcm)
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-5821039
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- Pkania, Kennedy Chepkurui, et al. “Present Status of Bacterial Blight in Cotton Genotypes Evaluated at Busia and Siaya Counties of Western Kenya.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, vol. 139, no. 4, 2014, pp. 863–74, doi:10.1007/s10658-014-0440-7.
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- Pkania, K. C., Venneman, J., Audenaert, K., Kiplagat, O., Gheysen, G., & Haesaert, G. (2014). Present status of bacterial blight in cotton genotypes evaluated at Busia and Siaya counties of Western Kenya. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, 139(4), 863–874. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-014-0440-7
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- Pkania, Kennedy Chepkurui, Jolien Venneman, Kris Audenaert, Oliver Kiplagat, Godelieve Gheysen, and Geert Haesaert. 2014. “Present Status of Bacterial Blight in Cotton Genotypes Evaluated at Busia and Siaya Counties of Western Kenya.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 139 (4): 863–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-014-0440-7.
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- Pkania, Kennedy Chepkurui, Jolien Venneman, Kris Audenaert, Oliver Kiplagat, Godelieve Gheysen, and Geert Haesaert. 2014. “Present Status of Bacterial Blight in Cotton Genotypes Evaluated at Busia and Siaya Counties of Western Kenya.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY 139 (4): 863–874. doi:10.1007/s10658-014-0440-7.
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- 1.Pkania KC, Venneman J, Audenaert K, Kiplagat O, Gheysen G, Haesaert G. Present status of bacterial blight in cotton genotypes evaluated at Busia and Siaya counties of Western Kenya. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY. 2014;139(4):863–74.
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- [1]K. C. Pkania, J. Venneman, K. Audenaert, O. Kiplagat, G. Gheysen, and G. Haesaert, “Present status of bacterial blight in cotton genotypes evaluated at Busia and Siaya counties of Western Kenya,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY, vol. 139, no. 4, pp. 863–874, 2014.
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