Prevalence of bean anthracnose in Zambia and diversity of Colletotrichum lindemuthianum in Southern Africa

Abstract: 
Prevalence of bean anthracnose, caused by Colletotrichum lindemuthianum was assessed in four agro-ecologies in Zambia. Subsequently, fungal isolates were tested for race specifically involving race differentials and DNA analysis using Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) and Random Amplified Microsatelites (RMMs). The disease was highly prevalent and severe in the wetter agro-ecology of Kasama and 17 pathotypes were found.
La prédominance de l’anthracnose de haricot, provoquée par Colletotrichum lindemuthianum a été évaluée dans quatre zones agro-écologiques en Zambie. Plus tard, des isolés champignons ont été examinés pour la race impliquant spécifiquement des différences de race et l’analyse d’ADN en utilisant des répétitions d’ordre simples (SSRs) et des Microsatellites amplifiés aléatoires (RMMs). La maladie était fortement répandue et grave dans la zone agro-écologique plus humide de Kasama et 17 pathotypes ont été trouvés.
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English
Date of publication: 
2010
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Southern 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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251-254
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"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 diseases".