Advances in bean pathology through network research in Africa

Allen, David J. 1992. Advances in bean pathology through network research in Africa. In: Allen, David J. (ed.). SADC/CIAT Bean Research Workshop (3, 1992, Mbabane, Swaziland). Proceedings. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Network on Bean Research in Africa, Dar es Salaam, TZ. p. 211-239. (CIAT African workshop series no. 27)

This paper reviews the research progress made in pathology within the bean research network in Africa over the period 1985-92. Attention is drawn selectively to the most pertinent advances in preference to a fully comprehensive description of all work conducted in the region. A discussion of disease priorities on the basis of crop loss estimates is followed by a review of research highlights from the major diseases. The paper finishes with a critical review of progress towards integrated management and an appraisal of the principal gaps in knowledge now needing to be addressed