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Host-plant acceptance, fecundity and longevity of tetranychus evansi (acari: tetranychidae) on selected tomato accessions
(Global Science Books, 2009-01-21)
Solanum villosum is an important leafy vegetable in Kenya whose production faces low yields. Two potentially high leaf-yielding
genotypes of S. villosum, T-5 and an octoploid have been developed. Field experiments were ...
Host-plant acceptance, fecundity and longevity of tetranychus evansi (acari: tetranychidae) on selected tomato accessions
(Afr. J. Hort. Sci., 2009)
Seven tomato (Lycopersicon sp.) accessions were evaluated for their resistance to the tomato red spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, in the laboratory. Data recorded was: (i) trichome density and (ii) ...
Effect of pH and magnesium on colour development and anthocyanin accumulation in tuberose florets
(African Crop Science Conference Proceedings, Vol. 9. pp. 227 - 234, 2009)
Anthocyanins are a group of plant pigments responsible for colors ranging from red to violet and blue. Anthocyanins are
pigments that accumulate in the vacuoles of plant epidermal cells. Chroma and hue are dependent on ...