Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobien_US
cg.contributor.affiliationRwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Boarden_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorSwedish International Development Cooperation Agencyen_US
cg.coverage.countryRwandaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2RWen_US
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSita Ghimire: 0000-0001-8930-1384en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2989/10220119.2021.1931445en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1727-9380en_US
cg.issuesup1en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Range and Forage Scienceen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL FEEDINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriCROP-LIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.ilriCROPSen_US
cg.subject.ilriFODDERen_US
cg.subject.ilriFORAGESen_US
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigationen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren_US
cg.volume38en_US
dc.contributor.authorUzayisenga, Bellancileen_US
dc.contributor.authorMutimura, Mupenzien_US
dc.contributor.authorMuthomi, J.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMwang’ombe, A.W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Sita R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-29T14:29:18Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-07-29T14:29:18Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114462en_US
dc.titleResponse of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwandaen_US
dcterms.abstractDiseases have emerged as one of the major challenges of Brachiaria production in Africa. Nine Brachiaria cultivars were evaluated for leaf rust, leaf spot and leaf blight diseases and agronomic performances in two agro-ecological zones of Rwanda. The relationships between agronomic traits and area under diseases progress curve (AUDPC) were determined using Pearson correlation analysis. Cultivars differed significantly (p ≤ 0.05) for their response to these three diseases. Basilisk, Marandu, MG4, and Xaraes exhibited moderately resistant to resistant response to all three diseases, but Cayman and Cobra were susceptible to leaf rust. Site × cultivar × harvest interaction was significant for diseases and agronomic parameters (p ≤ 0.05). Cultivars also differed significantly for biomass production and dry matter content (p ≤ 0.05). The highest biomass producers were Marandu and Xaraes, and Cayman, Cobra and Piata had highest dry matter content. The AUDPC for leaf rust and leaf spot had negative and significant correlation with biomass yield. Our study concludes a satisfactory level of resistance in Basilisk, Marandu, MG4 and Xaraes to all three foliar disease in Rwanda. We recommend routine surveys for emerging and re-emerging Brachiaria diseases and studies to develop effective management measures against Brachiaria diseases.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.audienceCGIARen_US
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen_US
dcterms.audienceDonorsen_US
dcterms.audienceExtensionen_US
dcterms.audienceNGOsen_US
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen_US
dcterms.available2021-06-23en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationUzayisenga, B., Mutimura, M., Muthomi, J.W., Mwang’ombe, A.W. and Ghimire, S.R. 2021 Response of improved Brachiaria (Urochloa) grass cultivars to foliar diseases and their agronomic performances in Rwanda. African Journal of Range and Forage Scienceen_US
dcterms.extentpp. S14-S27en_US
dcterms.issued2021-12-10en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherNational Inquiry Services Centeren_US
dcterms.subjectforageen_US
dcterms.subjectbrachiariaen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal feedingen_US
dcterms.subjectgrassesen_US
dcterms.subjectplant diseasesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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