The effect of mulching and staking on the development of early and late blights of tomato
| dc.contributor.author | Lyimo, H. F. I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tiluhongelwa, T. D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maerere, A. P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Njau, P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-19T17:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-19T17:17:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1998 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The effect of mUlching and staking on the development of early and late leaf blight of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum (Mill))ยท caused by Alternaria solani (Ell. & Md.rt.) and Phythophthora injestans (Mont.), respectively, were studied using a randomized complete block design replicatedfour times. Mulching and staking significantly (P = 0.05) reduced the incidence of early and late blights by 5 to 20% and increased fruit yield more t~an two folds compared to unmUlched and unstaked controls. The apparent rate of infection of the two pathogens was also significantly lower (P = 0.05) in mulched and staked tomato than in the controls. Mulching was more effective than staking in suppressing early and late blight diseases in tomato. Mulching and staking when combined significantly (P = 0.05) reduced the incidence of the two diseases' by 20% compared to when the two practices were used separately. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1650 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mulching | en_US |
| dc.subject | Staking | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alternaria solani | en_US |
| dc.subject | Phytophthora injestans | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lycopefsicon esculentum | en_US |
| dc.title | The effect of mulching and staking on the development of early and late blights of tomato | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.url | https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tjags/article/viewFile/116346/105884 | en_US |