African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Heterosis, combining ability and reaction of tomato parental lines and their F1 hybrids to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya

Kathimba Francis Kamau
  • Kathimba Francis Kamau
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kimani Paul Macharia
  • Kimani Paul Macharia
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Narla Rama Devi
  • Narla Rama Devi
  • Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, University of Nairobi, P. O. Box 29053-00625, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Kiirika Leonard Muriithi
  • Kiirika Leonard Muriithi
  • Department of Horticulture and Food Security, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 11 May 2023
  •  Accepted: 09 June 2023
  •  Published: 31 August 2023

How to cite this article

APA /
Kamau, K. F., Macharia, K. P., Devi, N. R., & Muriithi, K. L. (2023). Heterosis, combining ability and reaction of tomato parental lines and their F1 hybrids to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 19(8), 802-814.
Chicago /
Kathimba Francis Kamau, Kimani Paul Macharia, Narla Rama Devi and Kiirika Leonard Muriithi. "Heterosis, combining ability and reaction of tomato parental lines and their F1 hybrids to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya." African Journal of Agricultural Research 19, no. 8 (2023): 802-814.
MLA /
Kathimba Francis Kamau, et al. "Heterosis, combining ability and reaction of tomato parental lines and their F1 hybrids to bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Kenya." African Journal of Agricultural Research 19.8 (2023): 802-814.
DOI /
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2023.16397
URL /
https://ftp.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/article-abstract/59A89A371091

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