Early planting and hand sorting effectively controls seed-borne fungi in farm-retained bean seed
Home-saved bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seed can be hand-sorted to remove discoloured seed, thereby reducing the level of contamination by certain seed-borne fungi and improving seed germination. In this study, the effect of planting date on the infection and discolouration of bean seed by seed-born...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2014-11-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/4038 |