Journal of Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Department of Dryland Crop and Horticultural Science, Mekelle University, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Evaluation of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Varieties for Seed Yield and Yield Components under Bacterial Blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami) Disease Pressure in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Weres Negash Golla*, Kiros Meles Ayimut and Daniel Gebrekidan Abay
  
  Yield reduction in sesame production in Ethiopia has been attributed to many biotic and abiotic factors. From among the biotic factors, bacterial blight (Xanthomonas campestris pv. sesami) disease is a major constraint across the major sesame growing areas. A study was conducted on farmers’ field at Dansha (northern Ethiopia), “hot spot area” for bacterial blight disease, to identify the level of resistance to bacterial blight disease in some sesame varieties and assess the corresponding productivity of the varieties under natural disease pressure. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Highly significant differences (p<0.01) were observed in days to 50% flowering and maturity, number of branches and capsules per plant, plant height, seeds per capsule, 1000-seed weight, yield (kg/.. View more»
  

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