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    The effect of mulching and staking on the development of early and late blights of tomato
    (Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 1998) Lyimo, H. F. I; Tiluhongelwa, T. D.; Maerere, A. P.; Njau, P.
    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.