"The 2010 RUFORUM Biennial Conference was the second in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of agronomy".
Biotic constraints to passion fruit production in central and eastern provinces of Kenya
Abstract:
Passion fruit is an important crop in Kenya for income
generation. However, passion fruit production faces major
challenges due to pests and diseases that have led to yield losses
of 50-100%. To support development of effective integrated
management measures, a survey was carried out in July 2010
in Central and Eastern provinces. Results showed that >70%
of farmers in the surveyed area had abandoned passion fruit
farming due to dieback, fusarium wilt, brown spot, phytophthora
canker and woodiness virus infections and pests like thrips and
mites.
Le fruit de la passion(ou passiflore) est une culture importante
au Kenya pour la génération de revenus. Cependant, la
production de ce fruit fait face aux défis majeurs à cause des
parasites et des maladies qui ont conduit à des pertes de
rendement de 50-100%. Pour soutenir le développement de
mesures efficaces de gestion intégrée, un sondage a été réalisé
en Juillet 2010 dans les provinces centrale et orientale. Les
résultats ont montré que plus de 70% d’agriculteurs dans le
milieu étudié ont abandonné l’agriculture de passiflore à cause
du dépérissement, de la fusariose, de la tache brune, du chancre
de Phytophthora et des infections virales et des parasites
comme les Thysanoptères et les acariens.
Language:
English
Date of publication:
2010
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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Printed resource
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Extent:
239-241
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