Jun 25, 2016 - this requires to develop high yielding and late blight resistant varieties. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine host resistance of ...
EVALUATION OF POTATO (Solanum tuberosum L.) GENOTYPES FOR RESISTANCE TO LATE BLIGHT AT SINANA SOUTHEASTERN ETHIOPIA Getachew Asefa1*, Wassu Mohammed2 and Tesfaye Abebe3 Received 10 February 2016, Revised 27 May 2016, Accepted 21 June 2016, Published online 30 June 2016
Abstract Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, is one of the most significant constraints to potato production in Bale high lands and other regions of Ethiopia. Hence, this requires to develop high yielding and late blight resistant varieties. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine host resistance of potato against Phytophthora infestans in order to develop late blight resistant/tolerant genotypes. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications at Sinana Agricultural Research Center during 2014 main cropping season. The genotypes showed highly significant (P
