Pushing away threat to sweet potato
Joseph Ndunguru of the Plant Protection Division in Mwanza, Tanzania, urges more action in dealing with sweet potato virus disease (SPVD). 'Farmers attempt to control SPVD by selecting disease-free planting material. However, selection is difficult, because most farmers (90%) lack superior, resistant cultivars. The Uganda National Programme is breeding high-yield SPVD-resistant varieties.' Work is also in progress, he adds 'to exploit local phytosanitation and cultural practices. Those international, regional and national bodies who do not believe in a miracle that SPVD will just disappear by itself should pool their resources to support the effort to tame the disease in East Africa
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2000
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46899 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99590 |
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